noun:

• peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures ➜ 覗き機関【のぞきからくり】
• water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater ➜ 箱眼鏡【はこめがね】

ichidan verb:

• to accuse; to rise up in judgment against (judgement)

noun:

• Okinawan-style stewed pork cubes; boned pork rib meat, cut into 5 cm squares, stewed in awamori, soy, dashi broth, and sugar - Ryūkyū dialect - Food term

noun:

• French paradox; paradox of relatively high health levels in France despite smoking, consumption of alcohol, meat, etc.

noun:

• theism; belief in existence of a god or gods

expression:

• no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all ➜ なんてったって

noun:

• Heptranchias; genus of cow shark in the family Hexanchidae containing the sharpnose seven-gill shark as its only member

noun:

• ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony - Shintō term

noun:

• leatherman; conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding - From English "hard gay"

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be enigmatic or puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

noun:

• Hakata cloth; a fabric made in Hakata

noun:

• service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.) - four character idiom

temporal noun:

• now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game

noun:

• the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts) - Buddhism term ➜ 難行道

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel - idiom

noun:

• Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)

expression / noun:

• something that looks difficult but actually isn't; swimming in a cold lake during mid-winter seems difficult, but it's nothing to a kappa - idiom

noun:

• classmate; graduates in the same class
• wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• points to note; points of concern; matters to keep in mind; matters that require attention - four character idiom

noun:

• school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to have dealings with; to be involved in

noun:

• here and there; in places

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion

noun:

• raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine

noun:

• rum raisin; raisins marinated in rum