noun:

• inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; the trouble of coming (going) [literal] - polite language

noun:

• wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)

noun:

• stealthy steps
• spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line

expression / noun:

• coming to nothing ➜ 水泡
• bubble on the surface of water
• something that is short-lived

noun:

• rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)

noun:

• chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when...); opportunity knocking - four character idiom

expression:

• cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one

expression:

• phrase used to express the uncertainty or lack of intent in what precedes it

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

noun:

• creeper (plant that grows along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)

noun:

• Indian song and dance (introduced to Japan by the Chams in approx. 736 CE)

noun:

• Declaration of Humanity (wherein Hirohito renounced the imperial claim to divinity; Jan. 1, 1946)

noun:

• ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment) - Buddhism term

noun:

• University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005) - abbreviation ➜ 大学入学資格検定

noun:

• University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005) ➜ 高校卒業程度認定試験

noun:

• increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)

noun:

• room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow) ➜ 襖【ふすま】・障子

noun:

• small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period) ➜ 和鏡

noun:

• low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - opening formula of a brief letter

noun:

• Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)

noun:

• 17C male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

noun:

• group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex ➜ コンパ