noun:

• professional gambler; gangster; gang member ➜ ヤクザ
• good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum; ruffian

noun:

• Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices) ➜ 太政官

noun:

• rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)

noun:

• petty official responsible for collecting public gossip and presenting it to the king (in ancient China) ➜ 稗史

noun:

• right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)

noun:

• announcement calling for someone (e.g. "would XX please come to the ticket counter")

noun:

• (within) basic fare (of a taxi meter, without being charged for mileage) - From English "one meter"

noun:

• young woman who takes walks, etc. with male clients for a charge - From English "stick girl"

noun:

• Long Term Evolution; LTE; standard for wireless communication of high-speed data in mobile telephony - IT term

noun:

• large game (e.g. deer, boar) - archaism
• speaking badly of someone - archaism
• squirrel-like costume for frightening children - archaism

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

expression / ~よい adjective:

• good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; social; positive
• uplifting; upbeat

noun:

• dragon's den
• auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)

noun:

• sport that requires a strong willpower and hunger for success (esp. boxing) - From English "hungry sports"

noun:

• brokering; broker - abbreviation
• handing materials up a ladder (to a plasterer); assistant who hands things up a ladder (to a plasterer)
• pole used to hand things up a ladder ➜ 才取り棒

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

noun:

• ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

noun:

• large building; building with a long roof

suffix / counter:

• counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

noun:

• ridge (of roof) - often むな as a prefix
• back of a sword ➜ 刀背

suffix / counter:

• counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• closing up shop (for the day)
• stopping business; going out of business

noun:

• cloth (for Japanese clothes); textile; drapery; dry goods; piece goods
• silk fabrics ➜ 太物

noun:

• Velcro (from Magic Tape - Japanese name for Velcro)

expression:

• after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

expression:

• the team appears to be headed for defeat; strong indications of defeat - obscure term

noun:

• railway station - archaism
• generic term for rail yards, junctions, railway stations, etc.