noun:

• half-game consisting of an east and south round - Mahjong term - From Chinese "banzhuang"

noun / ~する noun:

• support (e.g. of an element acting as a catalyst)

noun:

• dhimmi; non-Muslim citizens of an Islamic state - From Arabic

noun / ~する noun:

• forming into an organization; forming into an organisation; setting up a group

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)

noun:

• forming a four-of-a-kind by adding a self-drawn tile to an open three-of-a-kind - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 加槓・槓

noun / ~する noun:

• inscription; epitaph; composing the text for an inscription, usu. an epitaph

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of; to strike on; to hit on an answer; to seize the crux of a problem

noun:

• main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith

noun:

• reason; logic
• method; system; order; thread (e.g. of an argument)

noun:

• direct; right through; straight ➜ 通し【どおし】
• appetizer; appetiser ➜ お通し
• performance of an entire play - abbreviation ➜ 通し狂言

noun / ~する noun:

• understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

noun:

• place of refuge (figurative); outlet (for an emotion, anger, etc.)

noun:

• hair of different color mixed into an animal's coat (colour)

noun:

• member country of the executive committee in an international organization (organisation)

expression:

• receiving a windfall; having an unexpected piece of good luck ➜ 棚牡丹

noun:

• (having a) good chance of being elected (winning) (in an election) - four character idiom

noun:

• Oomoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)

noun:

• alundum (material made of fused aluminum usu. used as an abrasive)

noun:

• first page of an online-shopping site - From English "shopping top"

noun / adverb:

• flushness (esp. of wheels and fenders on an automobile); tsuraichi

noun:

• moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); cessation (for a period, e.g. nuclear testing)
• postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity; mental state of a young person who does not want to become an adult ➜ モラトリアム人間【モラトリアムにんげん】

noun:

• family registry (of the district) (Edo period); population registry; records of an Edo period census ➜ 戸籍簿

noun:

• an office; an important office

expression:

• an eye for an eye - from Matthew 5:38 ➜ 目には目を歯には歯を【めにはめをはにははを】