noun:

• change toward a borderless world; development of a borderless world - obscure term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to work out a compromise

noun:

• national of a third country
• foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean) - derogatory term

noun:

• a member of one's "in group" (e.g. one's family, employees, etc.)

noun:

• closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts

noun:

• social group with common ties to a region ➜ 血縁集団

noun:

• sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface

noun:

• poem written by the Emperor or a member of the imperial family

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to smoke a cigarette

expression:

• a law is a law, however undesirable it may be - from a quote from Socrates - proverb

noun:

• flag raised as a sign for an izakaya

expression:

• the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons - proverb

noun:

• attend a dying person

noun:

• proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant

noun:

• putrid smell of a corpse

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a damper on proceedings (e.g. at a meeting or party, etc.)

expression:

• indicates patient of a causative expression ➜ して

noun:

• hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)

godan ~る verb:

• to catch a taxi; to take a taxi - slang ➜ タクシー

noun:

• half a point (esp. in go)

noun:

• metal bars of a face guard (kendo)

noun:

• singer in a nagauta performance ➜ 長唄【ながうた】

noun:

• student in a lower grade; underclassman ➜ 上級生

noun:

• strength needed to pull back a bow

expression:

• being a spectator; observing (out of curiosity) as a disinterested party