noun:

• payment in advance (by bank transfer)

noun:

• flowers blooming in moonlight

noun:

• interest in arrears

noun:

• walk-in closet

noun:

• everyday garment worn by men in ancient Japan - archaism

expression:

• gap in the law

expression:

• In the beginning was the Word (John 1:1)

noun:

• crematorium smoke rising in the sky

noun:

• part of end phrase in a letter

noun:

• sexual harassment from colleagues in the work environment

noun:

• payment in advance (by bank transfer)

noun / ~する noun:

• viewing something in the company of one's superior

noun:

• twisting of the truth in one's writing; playing with text to distort the truth

~の noun / noun:

• made in the winter (sake)

noun:

• setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period) - archaism ➜ 方塞がり

expression:

• to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to - archaism ➜ 垂んとする

noun:

• young people who behave in a rowdy fashion (e.g. in a pub); young people who cheer and drink loudly

noun:

• person interested in studying abroad; person wanting to study abroad

noun / ~する noun:

• buying more than one of the same item in different colors (colours) - slang ➜ イロチ

noun:

• meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso

noun:

• training in aesthetics; aesthetic education; cultural study

noun / adjectival noun:

• appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status - four character idiom

~の noun / noun:

• built-in; fixed; attached

noun:

• piece of wood supporting deeply receded eaves, esp. in temple construction

noun:

• occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers ➜ エコノミークラス症候群