noun:

• Ark of the Lord

noun:

• eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke & Shimotsuke) - abbreviation ➜ 関東八州

noun:

• novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin

noun:

• certification of contents

noun:

• stroke (dash) of the pen; (force of) brushwork

noun:

• country with a high level of culture

noun:

• the laws of nature and humanity - four character idiom

noun:

• fried cake of minced meat - abbreviation ➜ メンチカツレツ

noun:

• government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings - often used to criticise wasteful spending

noun / ~する noun:

• whistling of a prostitute (to attract customers)

adjective:

• smelling of men; reeking of male body odor
• manly; macho

expression / noun:

• sense of humor; sense of humour

noun:

• wisdom of crowds

noun:

• stretching of cloth

noun:

• top ridge of a roof; main ridge of a roof

expression:

• in case of - idiom - Kyūshū dialect

noun:

• biographical notes and character sketches of prominent individuals, arranged according to place of birth or origin

expression / noun:

• Act on Labor Relationship of Specified Independent Administrative Agency, etc. (2002)

noun:

• war of words

noun:

• degree of humidity

noun:

• large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card - abbreviation ➜ カンニングペーパー
• crib sheet; cheat sheet - abbreviation ➜ カンニングペーパー

noun:

• anniversary of the founding of the school

noun:

• number of people to be admitted or accepted

noun:

• offering of mochi rice cakes; mochi rice cakes used as offering ➜ 鏡餅