noun:

• trophi (mouthparts of an insect, etc.)

noun:

• left side value (of an equation) - IT term

noun:

• contact area (of an electrical connection) - IT term

expression:

• a child is an everlasting responsibility - proverb

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• person with an unhealthy romantic obsession - from 病む and デレデレ - slang

noun:

• vacuole (esp. in an animal cell) ➜ 液胞

noun:

• bidder (e.g. in an auction)

noun:

• Ding an sich; thing in itself

noun:

• revitalization of an area

noun:

• person who lives an extravagant lifestyle

noun:

• sign that indicates an older driver ➜ 若葉マーク・高齢者マーク

noun:

• official warning (of an impending earthquake)

noun:

• older male in an homosexual relationship ➜ 念者・兄分

noun:

• worthiness as an opponent or challenge

noun:

• scent (of an animal while hunting)

noun:

• charcoal burned in an earthen kiln ➜ 土竈炭

noun:

• indigo wax shaped as an inkstick ➜ 藍蝋

noun:

• thesis (of an argument); claim; assertion

noun:

• something handed down (usu. an order) ➜ 命令一下【めいれいいっか】

noun:

• fellow (at an academic institution, etc.)

expression:

• after; in (an amount of time) ➜ 経つ【たつ】

noun:

• appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)

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・方違へ所

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

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
• to beg; to make a supplication
• to see (something or someone of high status) - sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese - humble language