noun:

• child from previous marriage; child brought by a second spouse

noun:

• love that is motivated by job-hunting; using sex to get a job - abbreviation ➜ リクルートラブ

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to draft; to write a rough copy

noun:

• outsider; someone outside of a group

noun:

• party secessionist; defector from a party

noun:

• concealed pung; concealed three-of-a-kind - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子

noun:

• shrine crest; crest representing a Shinto shrine

expression / ichidan verb:

• to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

noun:

• bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves

noun:

• disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim

godan ~す verb:

• to tell all; to give a full account

adverb / ~の noun:

• logically; from a logical point of view

noun:

• forming an alliance; conclusion of a treaty of alliance

expression:

• jokingly; in the form of a joke

noun / ~の noun:

• stem; root of a word - Linguistics term

noun:

• unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest - abbreviation ➜ 藪をつついて蛇を出す

noun:

• dwelling (habitation) site; site of a (prehistoric) settlement

noun:

• an onerous contract; contract made for a consideration

expression:

• the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie - proverb

noun:

• cultivar; cultivated variety of a plant

noun:

• having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (yaku); having only tiles of one suit and a concealed hand - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ メンゼン・清一色

expression / ichidan verb:

• to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime

adverb:

• piled up high; in a heap ➜ 堆い

adverb:

• even for an instant; even as a joke

noun:

• stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred