noun / ~の noun:

• principle of equality

noun:

• eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)

noun:

• confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety

noun:

• the various countries of Europe and America

noun:

• dictionary tag indicating colloquialism, slang or vulgarity of American origin (in English)

expression:

• even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed [literal] - abbreviation ➜ 鬼も十八番茶も出花

noun:

• three methods of Chinese divination (Lian Shan of the Xia period, Gui Cang of the Yin period and Zhou Yi of the Zhou period)

noun:

• the first time in the year that one wears an awase kimono ➜ 袷

noun:

• flavor of literary style; flavour of literary style

noun:

• twelfth of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• celebration of a child's seventh day

noun:

• being out of consideration; effectively not existing as an option - colloquialism ➜ 眼中にない

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

noun:

• Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma; Lotus Sutra - Buddhism term ➜ 法華経

noun:

• plane of revolution

noun:

• scholar who knows but little of the ways of the world - four character idiom

noun:

• data field of a sector - IT term

noun:

• Department of Defense (Defence)

noun / ~する noun:

• exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality - four character idiom

noun:

• man-of-war fish (Nomeus gronovii)

noun:

• Group of Seven; G7

noun:

• ridges of and paths between fields
• countryside; civilian

noun:

• House of Councillors election

noun / ~する noun:

• taking a picture or video of oneself ➜ 自撮り

noun:

• rookie-of-the-year