noun:

• chairman of the Aikikai (Aikido World Headquarters)

noun:

• variant of gobang (game) ➜ 五目並べ

noun:

• sweet form of Watson pomelo (Citrus natsudaidai f. kawanonatsudaidai) ➜ 甘夏柑

noun:

• first Day of the Rat of the New Year
• first Day of the Rat of the month (esp. of the 11th month)

noun:

• right of first refusal; (right of) preemption; purchase option

noun / ~の noun:

• state of (mental) confusion (agitation) - four character idiom

noun:

• (crime of) contempt of court

noun:

• part of the fabric that is tucked closest to the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 上前

noun:

• clasping your chopsticks between your hands as in a gesture of prayer (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• manifestation (revelation) of one's natural sincerity (naivete) - four character idiom

noun:

• a quick thrust of the hand - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• delivery of books; presentation copy

noun:

• worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism - four character idiom

noun:

• anniversary of Shiki Masaoka's death (September 19th)

noun / ~する noun:

• an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push

noun:

• top of a flight of stairs; exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)

noun:

• first part of a word

noun:

• mouth of a (sword) sheath

noun:

• rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) ➜ 木槿

noun / ~する noun:

• end of transmission (radio, television, telephony, etc.); closure of transmission

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - From English "idol collage"

expression:

• to have an uneasy conscience ➜ 寝覚めの悪い

adjective:

• slow of speech; prudent

noun:

• parliamentary system of government

noun:

• something that smells of fish or blood ➜ 生臭い
• meat and fish ➜ 生臭物
• degenerate monk; corrupt priest - abbreviation ➜ 生臭坊主