noun:

• problems of the elderly
• problems of an aging society

noun:

• cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake

noun:

• lucky day but not in the morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement) ➜ 六曜

noun:

• the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi

noun:

• woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

noun:

• lido; area on a cruise ship having the main outdoor swimming pool and sunbathing area

noun:

• German silver; nickel silver
• silver coinage imported to Japan during the late Edo and early Meiji periods

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes)
• to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare
• to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill
• to drink (alcohol)
• to splash someone (with) ➜ ぶっ掛ける
• to hit the ball off the end of the bat - Baseball term

noun:

• railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing
• starting line; scratch
• determination
• stepping over the edge of the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• dash at the beginning of a short-distance race - From English "start dash"
• charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

noun:

• Akita ranga; short-lived school of Western-style painting that originated in the Akita feudal domain in the mid Edo period

noun:

• first quotation for a stock at the first exchange meeting of the New Year
• initial share price during a public offering

noun:

• literature
• the arts; art and literature; liberal arts

noun:

• wind and waves
• waves stirred by the wind ➜ 風波

expression / noun:

• modern times; the modern age; this day and age

expression:

• the first sign of bad luck; the first bad omen ➜ けちをつける

noun / ~する noun:

• management; administration
• cutting up and serving food
• cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

noun:

• campfire (usually large, and for gathering and singing, etc. around)

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - obscure term - four character idiom ➜ 息災延命

noun:

• Chinese-style spare ribs (esp. pork, also beef and lamb), breaded and fried - From Chinese "páigǔ"

noun:

• difficult, dirty, and dangerous (work) - from きつい・汚い・危険
• apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen

noun:

• sky; the air; the heavens
• weather
• far-off place; distant place
• state of mind; feeling - often as 〜空もない
• (from) memory; (by) heart - usu. as 空で
• falsehood; lie

prefix noun:

• somehow; vaguely - before an adjective
• fake - before a noun or a verb

noun:

• dojo (hall used for martial arts training)
• manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment) - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 菩提道場

noun:

• noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) ［はんにゃめん］
• dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression