noun:

• jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

noun:

• hitchhiker; one who catches a ride ➜ ヒッチハイカー

noun:

• (right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)

noun:

• megacity; city with over a million people

noun:

• stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such a stitched side ➜ 襴・闕腋
• robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials

noun:

• shingle roof; house with a shingle roof

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to move; to move to a new location

expression:

• preaching to the deaf; reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear [literal] - idiom ➜ 念仏

adjective:

• many; a multiplicity of

noun:

• P-valve; urinal built into a diver's dry suit

noun:

• natural disaster reduction; reduction of the effects of a natural disaster

expression:

• you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice - proverb ➜ 背に腹はかえられない

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

noun:

• rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern - Food term
• geese alighting

noun / ~の noun:

• pastoral song or poem; a pastoral

noun:

• mercenary spirit; commercial motives; a nose for profit; moneygrubbing disposition - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to become speechless; to be at a loss for words - idiom

noun:

• currency value; value of a currency

noun:

• ordination; appointment to a post

noun:

• dextral fault; right-lateral fault

noun:

• Imperial surname; title borne by a prince of the blood as a head of a house ➜ 宮家【みやけ】

expression / adjective:

• unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation ➜ 空気を読む

noun / ~する noun:

• information; making a report (to a superior)

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child

noun:

• elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people ➜ 選民