noun:

• selling something by the boxful (in a wooden masu box)

noun:

• flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

noun:

• democide; the murder of any person or people by a government

~の noun / noun:

• by order (of a superior); as instructed; official (e.g. notification)

noun:

• action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game

noun / ~の noun:

• selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment ➜ 私選

noun:

• impoverishment of fishermen because of a bumper catch; decline in fishermen's income caused by the sharply lower fish prices as a result of an overabundant catch - four character idiom

noun:

• appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.
• literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning
• face (of a printing type)

adverb / conjunction:

• later on; shortly; presently; afterwards; in due course; by and by ［追って］
• P.S.

noun:

• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides, and no wrapped fabric along the bottom ➜ 闕腋の袍
• small opening in the side of traditional Japanese clothing (where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); clothing with such an opening (usu. worn by women or children) ➜ 八つ口

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to wave; to shake; to swing
• to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
• to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
• to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump
• to abandon; to give up; to ruin
• to add kana indicating a reading of a word ➜ 振り仮名
• to slightly change headings; to change directions
• to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
• to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
• to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
• to replace; to substitute
• to set up a joke for somebody else

noun:

• troop headquarters; stronghold
• inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

noun:

• getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

noun:

• (historical) government-backed school operated by a scholar out of his home

noun:

• flawless; perfect - four character idiom
• (a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces

noun:

• determination of a child's sex before birth (e.g. by ultrasound)

noun:

• man used by a woman to pay for her meals - slang ➜ 飯【めし】

noun:

• class A river; specified waterways of special importance protected by the government

noun:

• credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment

noun:

• death not caused by a violent crime (excl. dying of natural causes) ➜ 犯罪死

noun:

• sea whistle; sound made by a traditional diver when returning to shore ➜ 海女

noun:

• operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion

noun:

• hidden dora tile available when a player wins by riichi - Mahjong term

expression:

• being ready to drink sake by the keg; drinking like a fish

noun / ~の noun:

• initiative taken by bureaucrats in the drafting of government policies and bills (rather than by politicians) - four character idiom