noun:

• sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals

noun:

• study of plants, minerals, and animals for use in Chinese medicine; herbalism; pharmacognosy

noun / ~する noun:

• toil and moil; working assiduously for; tireless hard work; painstaking labor (labour) - four character idiom

noun:

• heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)

noun:

• good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler

expression:

• far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for ➜ 及びもつかない

noun:

• facility that serves meals and provides rooms for short-stay or overnight guests - abbreviation - From English "restaurant hotel" ➜ レストランホテル

noun:

• racketeering newspaper; journal that demands money in return for favourable articles

noun:

• extended-hours childcare (in day-care centers for parents working into the night) - four character idiom

expression:

• Be careful not to invite the least suspicion; Leave no room for scandal - four character idiom

expression:

• Be careful not to invite the least suspicion; Leave no room for scandal - four character idiom

expression:

• I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
• thank you very much (for help, etc.)

noun:

• dogcatcher; person who used to catch dogs and execute them for rabies prevention - slang

expression / adjective:

• lost for words; not knowing what to say by way of excuse (refutation)

adjectival noun:

• restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted

adverb:

• for some reason - of an emotional or psychological state ➜ そぞろに

noun:

• oil deflector; shallow tray with rack for draining food after deep frying

noun:

• small scale production model kit (e.g. for figurines) - From English "garage kit" ➜ ガレキ・フィギュア

noun:

• favorable condition (for entering the priesthood) - Buddhism term
• dying in order (from oldest to youngest)

noun:

• waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship) ➜ 月待ち【つきまち】

noun:

• Korean mussel (Mytilus coruscus) - slang ➜ 貽貝
• silicone receptacle used for male masturbation

noun:

• Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・蒼竜【そうりょう】

suffix / counter:

• counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

noun:

• Law for the Protection of Personal Information Retained by Independent Administrative Institutions (2003)

noun:

• being-for-others (philosophical term used by Hegel and Sartre (etre-en-soi))

noun:

• round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves) - Buddhism term ➜ 布団

expression:

• there's no medicine for stupidity - proverb ➜ 馬鹿に付ける薬は無い