expression / noun:

• being kept in the dark (about); being excluded; being kept out of the loop; outside the mosquito net [literal] - idiom

noun:

• kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical - e.g. 道, 起

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on ➜ 主眼

expression / adjective:

• cannot understand; doesn't make sense; unconvincing; hard to swallow; doesn't ring true

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be boiled down
• to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse - sometimes considered incorrect - colloquialism
• to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

noun:

• criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models ➜ 律・令【りょう】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

noun / ~する noun:

• house-sitting; house-sitter ➜ 留守番

noun:

• caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo era)

noun:

• mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)
• tree with red leaves or flowers

noun:

• fabric dyed, embroided or impressed so that the original fabric is completely covered

noun:

• black silk or paper triangle worn over the forehead (usu. worn by children)

noun:

• chrysanthemum taboo; taboo about criticizing or parodying the Japanese royal family

noun / ~する noun:

• rising and going to bed; daily life

adverb:

• all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep

noun:

• sautoir; long necklace (longer than opera-length), often with an ornament (tassel or pendant) at the end

noun:

• long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range ➜ 龍穴

noun:

• liger (offspring of a male lion and a female tiger) ➜ タイゴン

noun / ~する noun:

• driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance

noun:

• name of a note in a movable do solfège system - Music term

noun:

• bojutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon); cudgels

noun:

• corpse of a person who has met a violent death

noun:

• price of a flower
• fee for a geisha's companionship

expression:

• being a member of staff but useless as a worker

noun:

• style of garden that features a path around a pond - obscure term

noun:

• call number (e.g. of a book in a library)

noun / ~する noun:

• returning to a club (one was formerly a member of) - colloquialism - obscure term