noun:

• Petromyzontidae; family of parasitic lamprey with a toothed sucking mouth

noun:

• credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment

noun:

• light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion ➜ 萌黄色

noun:

• police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site ➜ 地取り・聞き込み捜査

noun:

• prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning ➜ 孟母三遷の教え

noun:

• salt pickling of a turnip or daikon, incl. leaves and stalk

noun:

• someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do - slang - derogatory term

noun:

• place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage - where the interlude kyogen actors wait ➜ 間狂言

noun / ~する noun:

• retirement from active life
• moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence - recent meaning

noun:

• holotherians; members of a problematic clade containing Kuehneotherium and all living therians

noun / ~する noun:

• placing (an ad); submission of advertising copy
• sending a manuscript for printing

noun:

• memorial ceremony held on the 100th day of a person's death - Buddhism term

noun:

• isolated fall of a security or currency in an otherwise strong market

noun:

• betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times (horse racing) ➜ 馬券【ばけん】

noun:

• baked pastry topped with a mix of custard and merengue - Food term - From French "chiboust"

noun:

• death not caused by a violent crime (excl. dying of natural causes) ➜ 犯罪死

noun:

• desire for a fire that comes with the cold of autumn

noun:

• mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face

noun:

• client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed

noun:

• artistic centrepiece (centerpiece); main component of a display - From English "main objet"

noun:

• operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion

noun:

• furigana where kana is associated each character of a compound ➜ モノルビ

noun / ~する noun:

• preservation of obsolete machinery in a functional condition (e.g. train engines) ➜ 静態保存