~の noun / ~と adverb:

• higher and higher

noun:

• center; centre; middle; heart
• Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures) - abbreviation ➜ 中部地方

noun:

• gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables - Food term - From Chinese "jiǎozi"

~の noun / noun:

• best; extra-fine; superfine; unequalled

adverbial noun:

• exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

noun:

• jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy) - orig. meaning

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• crispy; crunchy - onomatopoeia
• tearing; ripping; cracking - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun / noun:

• spirited; energetic; vigorous - onomatopoeia
• brand-new and high quality (clothing); well-starched; crisp (bill) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance - four character idiom

adverb:

• in general; generally; mostly; roughly; largely; mainly; on the whole; by and large

noun:

• gist; point; main idea

expression / noun:

• by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment - four character idiom

noun:

• traditional square chair with armrests and a torii-shaped back (used by the emperor, etc. during ceremonies)

noun:

• double-dealer; fence-sitter; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict; duplicity; turncoat - four character idiom

noun:

• dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)

noun:

• dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi ➜ 蜜柑

noun:

• photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends - abbreviation - From English "print club"

noun:

• simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato pure) - Food term - From English "chicken rice"

noun:

• leatherman; conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding - From English "hard gay"

noun:

• not being obsessed with something very long (just as clouds and haze pass swiftly before one's eyes) - four character idiom

noun:

• unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacement items

noun:

• old sinner; elderly man-about-town; older person who enjoys free and easy lifestyle unfettered by social taboos - four character idiom

noun:

• dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste - Food term ➜ 餡こ【あんこ】

noun:

• inactive bank account (no withdrawals or deposits made, and to which the owner's rights have been terminated)

noun:

• Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)

noun:

• postcards associated with Respect-for-the-Aged Day, and sold every year starting in September - From English "heart mail"

noun:

• one country, two systems (Chinese policy allowing for the communist mainland and capitalist areas such as Hong Kong)

noun:

• Fougere fragrance (family of scents including coumarin, oak moss, lavender, and geranium oil, used in perfumes)

noun:

• six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)