noun:

• area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)

noun:

• area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956) ➜ 青線地帯

ichidan verb:

• to become famous
• to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear; to be published

noun:

• whole year; all year round; throughout the year

adverb:

• always; all the time; perpetually ［ねんじゅう・ねんぢゅう］

noun:

• during an era
• middle class (of a nursery school, etc.) ［ねんちゅう］

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to complete most of something; to take a concrete shape; for the most important parts to be done; the nose and eyes are in place [literal] - idiom

noun:

• Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public
• (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; rostrum - colloquialism
• dancing platform (in a disco) - slang

noun:

• study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation)
• English literature; British studies

expression:

• a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances - proverb ➜ 君子豹変【くんしひょうへん】
• the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor - proverb - colloquialism

adjectival noun:

• that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

prefix noun:

• old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

noun:

• advocates of protection of the Constitution; supporter of the current Constitution

noun:

• udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)
• something very rare (from the legend that it flowers once in 3000 years)
• Japanese fiber banana flower ➜ 芭蕉
• green lacewing eggs ➜ 草蜉蝣

expression:

• time to pay the piper; time to pay the land tax (in kind) [literal]

noun:

• Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet)
• budget committee

noun:

• first sound of the year for an animal; first sound of the season - obscure term

noun:

• the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop - Baseball term

noun:

• student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school - colloquialism

expression / godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

noun:

• wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie

noun:

• number display
• caller ID (on telephones)

noun:

• working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)

noun:

• one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it - four character idiom

noun:

• lay ancestral hall; hall on temple grounds for holding mortuary tablets of lay parishioners
• small shrine