noun:

• rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern - Food term
• geese alighting

noun / ~する noun:

• defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve

noun:

• comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun - halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目 - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business ➜ サラ

noun:

• pogo; dance in which one jumps up and down to the beat of the music

noun:

• artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)

noun:

• tanbo art; using rice of various types and colours to create giant pictures in rice fields

noun:

• underling; rank and file

noun:

• over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child - From English "monster parent" ➜ モンペ

temporal noun:

• daily life; sitting and lying down

noun:

• Treaty of Shimoda (1855); treaty initiating official relations between Russia and Japan

noun:

• All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969

noun:

• highball; whisky and soda

noun:

• jankyu; combination of Japanese pinball and mahjong

expression:

• a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• graceful; slim and beautiful

noun:

• shiku-kaisei city planning; city renewal that occurred in the Taisho and Meiji eras

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• graceful; slim and beautiful

noun:

• goodwill guide; volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists - four character idiom

noun:

• ninjutsu (fighting art of the ninja); ninja skills in secrecy, stealth and combat techniques - Martial Arts term

noun:

• pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees

noun:

• terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses ➜ 兵馬

noun:

• visage; voice and countenance

adverb / noun:

• annually; every year; year in and year out; from year to year - four character idiom

noun:

• minor cosmetic surgery; nip and tuck