noun:

• lesser curvature of stomach; curvatura ventriculi minor

noun:

• full array of masterpieces

noun:

• infringement of copyright; (software, etc.) piracy

noun:

• international balance of payments

noun:

• four types of mandala (in Shingon) - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅

noun:

• breakdown of negotiations

expression:

• if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field

noun:

• action taken to soften the impact of something - From English "one cushion"

noun:

• adjudication of bankruptcy

noun:

• lineage of eldest son

noun:

• unvoiced consonant (except p) in Japanese - Linguistics term ➜ 濁音【だくおん】・半濁音【はんだくおん】

noun:

• foot pocket portion of a diving fin

~の noun:

• folded in half; doubled ➜ 二つ折りにする

noun:

• form of expression; form of presentation

noun:

• State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy - abbreviation ➜ 科学技術政策担当大臣【かがくぎじゅつせいさくたんとうだいじん】

noun:

• irregular conjugation (inflection, declension) of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru" - abbreviation ➜ サ行変格活用

noun:

• folds of a mountain

noun:

• kink in one's neck; sprained neck ➜ 寝違い

noun:

• amount of production

noun:

• fourth watch of the night (approx. 1 am to 3 am)

adjectival noun:

• height of; middle of; full bloom

noun:

• principle of identity (logic)

noun:

• prime of womanhood

noun:

• era name selected by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court) - obscure term

noun:

• wailings of a restless ghost - archaism