expression / godan ~る verb:

• to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory - idiom ➜ 故郷に錦を飾る

noun:

• practice sword used in iaido - Martial Arts term ➜ 居合い

noun:

• divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband) - colloquialism - four character idiom

noun:

• incident resulting in injury

noun:

• (wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel

noun:

• radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)

noun:

• system for showing appreciation to the author of a web-site; virtual applause; web-applause [literal] - sometimes abbr. to 拍手

noun:

• racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence - abbreviation ➜ 民事介入暴力

noun:

• elevated podium in Japanese-style house

noun:

• reed drawing-in (manuf.); denting

noun / ~する noun:

• keeping soil in good condition

noun:

• an act done for one's own benefit

noun:

• host in a bar for male homosexuals; effeminate man who talks and dresses like a woman; young male homosexual - From English "gay boy"

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

noun:

• (in soccer) system of using different starting lineups for different matches - Sports term

expression:

• in proportion to; according to; depending on ➜ に応じて

noun / ~する noun:

• falling in love; attachment

noun:

• countries that currently use Chinese characters in their writing, or have used in their recent past - abbreviation ➜ 漢字文化圏【かんじぶんかけん】

noun / ~する noun:

• soaking (dried goods) in water

noun:

• 4th in rank; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar

noun / prefix noun / suffix noun:

• Denmark ［てい］ - abbreviation - obscure term

noun:

• living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation

expression:

• an eye for an eye - from Matthew 5:38 ➜ 目には目を歯には歯を【めにはめをはにははを】

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)

noun:

• rush mat for sleeping; sleeping mat

noun:

• cylindrical seat made of straw covered in fabric - archaism