noun:

• spirit of a poem; true meaning of a poem

noun:

• polishing a metallic mirror

ichidan verb:

• to put into a state; to bring about result - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• closing of a business or enterprise

noun / ~する noun:

• spending the night in a car, train, bus, etc.

noun:

• central stalk of a dried rice plant ➜ 藁しべ

noun:

• a tax official; a revenue officer

noun:

• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) ➜ 茶筅

noun:

• first page of a renka or renku ➜ 連歌・連句

noun:

• maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period) ➜ 飯盛り

noun:

• person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; hotpot boss [literal] - humorous term

noun:

• victim of a pollution-caused illness

noun:

• being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

noun:

• crossing a river

noun:

• problems pertaining to a nation's script

noun:

• crossing water with a horse

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put stress on a word

noun:

• a strong beginning and a weak ending; an anticlimax - four character idiom

noun:

• governor of a central bank

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to elaborate a plan; to think up something clever for variety's sake

noun:

• van or truck with a display, retail, etc. facility; mobile showroom - From English "caravan car"

noun:

• a cook

noun:

• leaving school during a term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hang a scroll picture ➜ 掛け軸

noun:

• (inadvertent) insertion of a character in a text