noun:

• Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido ➜ 蝦夷地【えぞち】

noun:

• the three main Shinto gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children ➜ 三柱の神

noun:

• one-man bus

godan ~る verb:

• to boil down sake, mirin, etc. to reduce the alcohol content

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become the subject of rumours or conversations

noun:

• Rookie of the Year award

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• on the point of vanishing

expression:

• saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

expression:

• the dead of night ➜ 丑三つ時

adverb:

• to one's heart's content ➜ 心ゆくまで

expression:

• to be content with small successes - obscure term

noun:

• family or person with samurai ancestors ➜ 華族【かぞく】

noun / ~する noun:

• circumvention of the law; evasion of the law (by using legal means to obtain a result normally only obtainable by illegal ones)

noun:

• the masses; the people; populace ➜ 民衆

noun:

• one to one communication - IT term

noun:

• counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses) - Sumo term

noun:

• lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)

noun:

• articles disposed of or sold off by the government

expression / ichidan verb:

• to disturb one's sleep

noun:

• the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

noun:

• one advantage

noun:

• the six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure and love, and hatred)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving one's seat