noun:

• mameitagin; Edo-period lump of silver used as currency

adjectival noun / noun:

• multiplicity of troubles; so many as to be troublesome

expression:

• so slight as to be all but non-existent

noun / ~の noun:

• conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization

noun:

• protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister

noun:

• earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug

noun:

• leavening agent (such as sourdough, yeast, baking powder)

expression:

• with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

noun:

• public opinion (sentiment) as reflected in the print media - four character idiom

adverb / ~の noun:

• the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

noun:

• deconstruction (as in the term coined by Jacques Derrida)

noun:

• playing with dirt ➜ 土遊び
• gardening; farming (as a hobby)

noun:

• drinking at home (as opposed to going out) - slang ➜ 家飲み

expression:

• being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for) ➜ 呼び声の高い

adverb:

• the same as something was reputed to be

noun:

• carborundum (hard silicon carbide solid, used as an abrasive) ➜ 炭化ケイ素

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• sudden and unexpected (as in a person's death)

expression:

• as for this

interjection:

• hey there; see here; I say - expression of surprise when one encounters something unexpected ➜ こりゃ

conjunction:

• as such; for that reason; therefore; consequently - archaism ➜ 因って

noun:

• Herrenmoral (master morality, as a philosophical concept of Nietzsche) ➜ 奴隷道徳

noun:

• Sklavenmoral (slave morality, as a philosophical concept of Nietzsche) ➜ 君主道徳

noun:

• individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle) - Buddhism term ➜ 理

noun:

• bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)

noun / ~の noun:

• tartar (as formed during the fermentation of wine, etc.)

noun:

• ball girl (as in tennis) ➜ ボールボーイ