noun:

• the NPO Law (1998); Law Concerning the Promotion of Specific Non-Profit Organization Activities ➜ 特定非営利活動促進法

noun:

• twisting of the truth in one's writing; playing with text to distort the truth

noun:

• Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century ➜ 南蛮寺

noun:

• the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)

~と adverb:

• easily; effortlessly; suddenly; utterly - onomatopoeia
• changing completely

noun:

• plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol) - idiom

noun:

• penis-shaped device, traditionally made of horn, shell or papier mache; dildo

counter:

• counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.)

noun:

• holding two positions at once (esp. of rikishi or judges who are also coaches) - Sumo term

expression / noun:

• longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)

noun:

• newline character (either or both of CR and LF depending on system) - IT term

noun:

• top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less ➜ 精米歩合【せいまいぶあい】

noun:

• ice cream with milk-solids content of 3% or greater - From English "lacto ice"

noun:

• Pan (Greek god) ［パーン］

~と adverb:

• bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking - onomatopoeia

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usu. for fish or vegetables - Food term ➜ おろし和え【おろしあえ】

noun:

• before the gate; in front of the gate

expression / noun:

• negation of the negation (in the Hegelian dialectic)

noun / ~する noun:

• punch (with the fist)
• punching (a hole); hole punch

noun:

• punch (drink)
• punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

noun:

• general secretary (esp. of Communist parties of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of North Korea); secretary-general - obscure term ➜ 書記長・総書記

noun:

• the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year ➜ 厄年

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to go on a pub-crawl; to drink at a round of places

noun:

• spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste) - From Sanskrit "brahmana"
• Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism

noun / ~する noun:

• pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald
• leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

noun:

• reduced-period procedure; curtailed operation - From English "short time"
• short homeroom (at the beginning and end of the school day) - From English "short time"