noun:

• light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp ➜ 御明かし

noun:

• sex establishment (as regulated by a specific Japanese law)

noun:

• good-for-nothing man (as a partner); no-hoper - manga name, from だめ and メンズ - colloquialism ➜ メンズ・駄目

noun:

• atmospheric vibration; infrasound (as produced by volcanic activity)

noun:

• prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range - archaism ➜ 矢場【やば】

adjectival noun:

• appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand

expression / adjective:

• not doing as one is told; disobedient; unruly ➜ 言うことを聞く【いうことをきく】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to die and be reborn as something else

noun:

• stone used as a marker for hundred times worship ➜ 百度参り【ひゃくどまいり】

~の noun:

• heart-breaking (esp. in physical activity such as running) - often 心臓破りの丘|坂

noun:

• brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

noun:

• brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

noun:

• brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.

noun:

• dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)

noun:

• baked donut (as opposed to deep-fried)

noun:

• bitter orange juice, used in cooking as a vinegar - Food term ➜ ポン酢・ポンス・橙【だいだい】

noun:

• kanji (esp. used as phonetic symbols); man's handwriting - archaism ➜ 万葉仮名・女仮名

noun:

• authentic text (as opposed to a copy or duplicate) ➜ 正文【せいぶん】

noun:

• invention developed as a result of one's work ➜ 職務発明

expression:

• by any standard; (not) even as flattery

expression / adjectival noun:

• tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull

noun:

• person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)

noun:

• wild grasses and flowers (esp. as objects of beauty)

noun:

• merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

expression:

• just as one was told; like she (he) said