noun:

• company with a committee governance structure (e.g. auditing, appointment, compensation)

noun:

• seal used to open and associated with a bank account

noun:

• chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)

noun / ~する noun:

• university graduate who has failed to find a high-paying job

noun:

• metal collar mounted between a sword blade and the hand guard

noun:

• place in a TV program; television spot

noun:

• part of a lock that receives the latch; keeper; strike ➜ 掛け金【かけがね】

expression:

• clouds that stand like a mountain peak during the summer

noun:

• card indicating a pass in the higher Chinese civil service examinations - archaism ➜ 科挙

noun:

• small garden best enjoyed while sitting at a fixed viewing point ➜ 回遊式庭園

noun:

• one scene (e.g. in a movie)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses - Sumo term

noun:

• leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword

noun:

• type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)

noun:

• type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period) ➜ 笄髷

noun:

• female servant hired at a lady-in-waiting's own expense - archaism

noun:

• following someone through a locked door, thus obtaining unauthorized access

noun:

• restaurant with a play area for children - From English "kids' cafe"

noun:

• fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute

noun:

• falling to the ground like a Buddha statue being thrown down

noun:

• fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume ➜ 素麺

expression:

• in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

noun / ~の noun:

• frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism
• first-time guest in a red-light district

noun / ~の noun:

• something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)

noun:

• introductory clause of a law, patent, etc.; chapeau; main paragraph