noun:

• revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)

~する noun:

• shutting yourself out of your car with the key left inside - From English "in key"

noun:

• soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.

noun:

• way of cooking; a cook

noun / ~する noun:

• ending time of a movie

noun:

• desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire

noun:

• House of Windsor

noun:

• master of ceremonies

noun:

• love of a knight for a courtly lady (upon which he is unable to act) - From German "Minne"

noun:

• throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building ➜ 棟上げ式【むねあげしき】

noun:

• principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government

noun / ~する noun:

• peace of mind; relief ➜ 安心【あんしん】

noun:

• benefit and protection of the law; interests protected by law; legal benefit

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

noun:

• Treaty of Aigun (1858)

noun:

• order of the 1st class

noun:

• being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged - four character idiom

noun:

• negotiable certificate of deposit

noun:

• var. of mochi made from a mixture of rice flour and sweet bean paste (famous product of Kagoshima)

noun:

• doorman in charge of footwear

expression:

• the first sign of bad luck; the first bad omen ➜ けちをつける

noun:

• rivalry for the heart of a woman ➜ 恋の鞘当て【こいのさやあて】
• quarrel over something trivial - from two samurai quarreling because the sheaths of their swords happened to touch

noun:

• university of technology; science and technology college - abbreviation ➜ 技術科学大学【ぎじゅつかがくだいがく】

noun:

• Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays

noun:

• port at the mouth of a river