noun:

• activities of daily living; ADL; normal activities of daily life

expression / noun:

• fruits of one's wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have a hard time of it ➜ 目にあう【めにあう】

noun:

• height of summer

noun:

• raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool

noun:

• style or manner of writing

noun:

• the instruction of a teacher

noun:

• dish of duck meat cooked with cabbage, spring onions, tofu, etc.

noun:

• remains of a dugout (usu. military)

expression:

• of course! - pun on the actual product 前田のクラッカ ー - humorous term ➜ 当たり前

noun:

• worker with a fixed term contract of employment

noun:

• office in charge of the Emperor's meals (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• advance payment on behalf of a third party (with expectation that it will be reimbursed)

noun:

• means of production

noun:

• the fruit of diligent study

noun:

• 44th of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

expression / noun:

• Ark of the Covenant

~の noun / adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• lack of experience

noun:

• type of taro originally from Sulawesi, has large tubers with red eyes

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination - abbreviation ➜ 高等学校卒業程度認定試験

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• full of zeal; highly motivated; very eager - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• simplification of a kanji

noun:

• initiation of debate (e.g. in parliament)

noun:

• fit of anger; temper; rage
• firecracker