noun:

• evidence of a crime

noun:

• sashimi arranged in the original shape of the fish

noun:

• scales of a horse mackerel; (keeled) scute

adjective:

• full of human traits; quite human

noun:

• cession of an obligation; assignment of an obligation; transfer of an obligation - Law term

noun:

• lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes
• lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)

noun:

• same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month

noun:

• all kinds of spirits and goblins

noun:

• explanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization

noun:

• New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls ➜ 餅【もち】・繭玉

noun / ~する noun:

• surrender (fall) of a castle

noun:

• snow remaining in the form of a mist after it has melted

noun:

• intervention of America

noun:

• Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

noun:

• practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body

noun:

• active substance from plants used in manufacture of soap, detergents and medication - From German "Saponin"

noun:

• angle of refraction

noun:

• putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name - four character idiom

noun:

• superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea - four character idiom

noun:

• level of performance - IT term

noun:

• business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period - four character idiom

noun:

• feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger

noun / ~する noun:

• avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility - four character idiom

noun:

• kanji compound formed of opposing elements ➜ 大小・男女【だんじょ】
• antonym ➜ 対義語
• conversation (face-to-face) ［たいご］

noun:

• chief of staff