noun:

• state-of-the-art medical technology

expression / noun:

• the powers that be ➜ 権力者

noun:

• room or pavilion of residence for the master of the house (Heian period palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造
• room where the emperor usually lives in the imperial palace

noun:

• Chinese dish with fried egg and crab

noun:

• the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka) - four character idiom

noun:

• direct investment

noun:

• offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice - Buddhism term
• twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar
• year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat) ➜ 臈

noun:

• 50th of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties (1950)

noun:

• men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)

noun:

• couple with older man and younger woman; May-December romance

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to deal with a situation; to take charge of an affair

noun:

• common toad (Bufo bufo)

noun / ~する noun:

• diluting in measuring cylinder to ~ ml total - abbreviation ➜ メスフラスコ・アップ

expression / ichidan verb:

• to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne ➜ 座を占める
• to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship ➜ 座を占める

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to burn with love

noun:

• direct message; direct messages - IT term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fortify the frontier

noun:

• uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)

noun:

• poetic word for the sun

godan ~く verb:

• to walk with; to make someone tag along
• to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take the law into one's own hands

noun / ~の noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

• (on) the hour

noun:

• harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power; bullying - From English "power harassment"

noun:

• the three tones of Chinese that exclude the high-level, or first, tone