noun:

• people's history (written for the king of China; usu. written as a novel) ➜ 稗官

noun:

• moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots

noun:

• civil service competitive examination for some positions in the public education system in France - From French "agregation"

noun:

• system that allows for the construction of highways and buildings in the same space

noun:

• waiting in front of a temple to be accepted for training (in Zen Buddhism) - Buddhism term

noun:

• abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)

expression:

• a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

noun:

• sell-through video; video for sale (as opposed to rental) - From English "sell video"

noun:

• measured rate system; cost charged by quantity; pay-as-you-go; pay-for-use

noun:

• survivability; military term for the ability to withstand an attack and continue to function

noun:

• short skirt for playing tennis, etc.
• skort; shorts with an attached skirt-like flap

noun:

• raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool

noun / ~する noun:

• staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)

noun:

• graduation concert (school, etc.)
• farewell concert for a group or band member

noun:

• party venue; place for a party; banquet hall

noun:

• one person - esp. 一人
• alone; unmarried; solitary ［ひとり］ - esp. 独り

noun:

• wish; desire; hope
• prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

expression / adverb:

• anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hold in one's mouth

noun / ~する noun:

• support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance

noun:

• palm (of one's hand)

noun / ~の noun:

• bone marrow; medulla
• true spirit; one's mind

noun:

• Japanese national (esp. one living overseas) ➜ 外人【がいじん】
• fellow countryman

adjectival noun:

• independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

noun:

• ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)