noun:

• foreign religion (from Japan's perspective, esp. Christianity) ［がいきょう］
• religion other than Buddhism - esp. げきょう - Buddhism term Antonym: 内教

noun:

• married couple's insurance (i.e. life-insurance policy covering husband and wife)

noun:

• Pousargues's mongoose (Dologale dybowskii); African tropical savannah mongoose

noun:

• woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity - colloquialism

noun:

• (children's) play clothes; playsuit; rompers
• leisurewear; leisure clothes
• sports coat; sportswear

noun:

• hairdresser's room in the residence of the shogun or a noble - archaism

noun:

• fox-and-cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca); orange hawkweed; tawny hawkweed; devil's paintbrush

noun:

• directional button; button with arrow(s) (on keypad, game controller, etc.)

noun:

• (China's) new normal; state of slower economic growth in China since 2012

expression / ~の noun:

• so far; up to now; hitherto

expression:

• that's enough (for today); it ends here

interjection:

• eh?; what?; oh?
• yes; that's correct ➜ はい

particle:

• strengthens a question, assertion, etc. - at sentence end - archaism ➜ かえ・ぞえ・わえ
• used when calling out to someone - after a noun, etc. - archaism

noun:

• Romancecar; Odakyu Electric Railway's name for its limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo

noun:

• country's official writing system; native script
• kana ➜ 仮名【かな】
• kanji that originated in Japan (as opposed to China) ➜ 漢字

noun:

• carpenter's square (for checking angles)
• common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

noun:

• player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known

noun:

• var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki
• woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion

noun:

• Newton's rings (interference pattern seen when a convex lens is placed on another surface)

noun:

• Hanlon's razor ("Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity") - obscure term ➜ オッカムの剃刀

noun:

• letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing

noun:

• standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view; knee-hider [literal]

noun:

• charm; talisman; amulet
• tally
• sign; mark; note

counter:

• fu; unit used in calculation of a hand's score - Mahjong term

noun:

• suddenly lifting somebody's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion) - colloquialism

expression:

• I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others

godan ~す verb:

• to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some one out - Kyōto dialect