conjunction:

• and in addition to that; even so

noun:

• system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote

noun:

• day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur - colloquialism - From English "X-day"

noun:

• ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)

noun:

• migratory bird that arrives in autumn (unknown species; perhaps a wagtail) - archaism ➜ 鶺鴒

expression:

• in a choked voice

noun / ~する noun:

• tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony - four character idiom

noun:

• petition for bankruptcy

noun:

• overcast sky in the rainy season

noun:

• logged in - IT term

noun:

• seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape

noun:

• first rank in the hierarchy of the government
• highest rank given to a shrine

noun:

• Asian woman working in Japan - derogatory term

expression / adverb:

• for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account ➜ 為に

noun:

• subjects for improvisation; subjects for improvization

noun:

• advertisement hanging in a train - abbreviation ➜ 中吊り広告

noun:

• rice ball wrapped in pickled leaf mustard greens ➜ 高菜・目を見張る

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have the end in sight; to see the mountains [literal] - idiom

noun:

• novel written in epistolary style

noun:

• 2nd in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 2nd note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)

noun:

• tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year

noun:

• bed of salted rice bran used for pickling ➜ 糠漬け【ぬかづけ】

noun:

• in a bag or one's purse

noun:

• old term for rakugo

noun:

• sound box