noun:

• intervention of America

noun:

• Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon

noun:

• practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body

noun:

• active substance from plants used in manufacture of soap, detergents and medication - From German "Saponin"

expression / ~よい adjective:

• in a good mood

noun:

• gratuitous scene inserted in a narrative (in anime, etc.); scene designed purely to excite or titillate the viewer - From English "service cut"

noun:

• angle of refraction

noun:

• putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name - four character idiom

noun:

• superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea - four character idiom

noun:

• level of performance - IT term

noun:

• business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period - four character idiom

noun:

• feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger

noun / ~する noun:

• avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility - four character idiom

noun:

• kanji compound formed of opposing elements ➜ 大小・男女【だんじょ】
• antonym ➜ 対義語
• conversation (face-to-face) ［たいご］

noun:

• chief of staff

noun:

• members of the family; insiders

noun:

• degree of exposure

noun:

• seven styles of tea ceremonies

noun:

• type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines ➜ 護符

noun:

• study of accountancy

noun / ~の noun:

• the greatest of the day - four character idiom

noun:

• register of names

expression:

• in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound - often with negative verb

noun:

• three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups - four character idiom

noun:

• competing in earnest (esp. in sumo) - slang