noun:

• staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

noun:

• vital point (critical place to make a move in the game of Go)

noun:

• style of temple gate featuring four supporting pillars and a gabled roof

expression:

• easy; simple; even if you're an idiot or a simpleton [literal] - チョン is often a racist term for Koreans - sensitive ➜ チョン

noun:

• fukubachi; inverted bowl that sits above the base of a pagoda finial

noun:

• ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien

noun:

• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

expression:

• (to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)

noun:

• hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)

~と adverb:

• with a crunching or grinding sound - onomatopoeia
• quickly; promptly; abruptly; simply; efficiently
• crispily; crunchily ➜ さくさく

noun:

• replying to someone's email after a long delay; slow response - slang ➜ レス

noun:

• primary nursing care requirement authorization (a 5-level graded system under health insurance) ➜ 介護保険制度

noun:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ 駄目で元々

expression / godan ~る verb:

• clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance) - obscure term

noun:

• section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)

expression:

• being excessively cautious; knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it [literal] - idiom

noun:

• standing (of a legal case, e.g. whether there are grounds to prosecute)

noun:

• drink; drinking - abbreviation
• spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.)
• stock market bucketing
• bookmaking

noun:

• Piltdown man (manufactured fossil of a fraudulent ape-human missing link, Eoanthropus dawsoni) - obscure term - From Latin "Eoanthropus" ➜ ピルトダウン人

noun:

• outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)

noun:

• (printed) itinerary
• road map; program (for the solution of a political problem, etc.) ➜ ロードマップ

noun:

• soup of soumen noodles and various ingredients in a soy sauce broth

noun:

• a good time to view the moon (i.e. when it is full) - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• ding-dong dash (ringing a doorbell and running away)