noun / ~する noun:

• reading (e.g. by a scanner)

noun:

• (Confucian) scholar retained by a feudal lord or daimyo

noun / ~の noun:

• separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door) - often 物越しに ➜ 越し【ごし】

noun:

• (punishment by being placed in a) water-filled chamber

noun / ~する noun:

• killing by running over with a car or train

noun:

• warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi

noun:

• protest advertising (on an issue by a pressure group)

expression:

• with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

noun:

• a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha

noun:

• great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash - four character idiom

noun:

• certificate of lateness (issued by a railroad company, etc.)

noun:

• certification issued by a temple to prove affiliation

noun:

• sex establishment (as regulated by a specific Japanese law)

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.

expression:

• a meeting by chance is preordained - proverb ➜ 袖振り合うも他生の縁

noun:

• benefitting by; benefiting by

noun:

• type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim
• cut caused by whirlwind

noun:

• yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - colloquialism ➜ 山姥・ガングロ

noun:

• scarlet kadsura (Kadsura japonica) ➜ 実葛【さねかずら】
• white sash tied around the head, with ends hanging down and tucked into belt, worn in kyogen to indicate a female character being played by a man

noun:

• digital perm; hot perm; perm using hot rods regulated by a machine with a digital display

expression:

• expression used to depict a woman who is attractive primarily when it's dark out, she's far away, or her face is partially hidden by a bamboo hat

adverb:

• surely; upon my word; by Jove
• (with neg) by no means; never

noun:

• prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "prajñā"
• noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) ➜ 般若面【はんにゃめん】
• family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask
• dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression - abbreviation ➜ 般若面【はんにゃづら】

noun:

• 16,800,000-year period over which a human lifespan increases from ten years to 84,000 years (by one year per century) and then decreases back to ten (by one year per century) - Buddhism term

noun:

• young person who stays in their (non-metropolitan) hometown after graduation, drives a car, etc. (unlike the majority who moves to a larger city and commutes by train) ➜ ヤンキー