noun:

• the way of karate; karate

noun:

• establishing the identity of a witness

adverbial noun / noun:

• within the next couple of days; in a day or two - four character idiom

noun:

• extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture) - obscure term ➜ 寝殿造

noun:

• chocolate-coated ice cream on a stick - From English "ice smack" ➜ スマック

noun:

• first ski of the season; first ski run

noun:

• music in the Korean court

noun:

• person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans

noun:

• the soft sciences (social science, humanities, etc.) ➜ 文学

expression / noun:

• the coming year

noun:

• land of the barbarians

noun:

• road through the middle; middle road

noun:

• powder for cleaning the hair; powder shampoo

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far ➜ 抜群

noun:

• letters-to-the-editor column; readers' section
• space for correspondence, messages, etc.

noun:

• iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters) ➜ 踊り字

noun / ~する noun:

• going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together - vulgar - abbreviation ➜ 連れ小便

noun:

• classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")

noun:

• schooner style ship built at the end of the Shogunate

noun:

• keeping the head cool and feet warm - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• driving on two wheels; ski (driving stunt); skiing

noun:

• the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat) - four character idiom

noun:

• the sun and the earth

noun:

• slapping the opponent with the open hand - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to rise to the highest possible rank