adverb:

• sound of a small wave hitting the shore; sound of a whip; sound of a slap - onomatopoeia

expression / adjective:

• thinking little of one's family

noun:

• act of fleeing into hiding

noun:

• the Nika riots which took place in 532 in Constantinople

noun:

• the orientation of time and place; awareness of the existing situation - four character idiom

noun:

• infringement of sovereignty

noun:

• Specialist in Humanities (Japanese visa category)

expression:

• instead of; replacing
• on behalf of

noun:

• mixture of ice and water (for keeping fish fresh)

noun:

• washing of bones before placing them in a bone storage urn (esp. in Okinawa) ➜ 厨子

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad

noun:

• "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least) - slang ➜ 割り勘勝ち

noun:

• policy of using dialogue instead of confrontation - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• practice of mixing things normally kept separate; mixture

noun:

• dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to come of age ➜ 肩揚げが取れる

expression:

• any number of people; as many people as one likes

noun:

• Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth)

noun:

• the epistles of Paul; Pauline epistles

noun:

• year of the horse

noun:

• horse carriage for old people and women in ancient China

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

noun:

• end of mourning

noun:

• State of the Union Address (USA)

noun:

• door made of interlaced reeds, bamboo, etc.

noun:

• percentage of attendance