noun:

• international order of the seas; public order at sea - Law term

noun:

• geomagnetic reversal; reversal of the earth's magnetic field

noun:

• eaves; edge of the eaves

noun:

• the way of karate; karate

noun:

• diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm - obscure term

noun:

• Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
• trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre ［すっぽん］
• bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships) ［すっぽん］

noun:

• document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives
• document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography) ［もんじょ］

noun:

• special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels - obscure term

noun:

• special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels - obscure term ➜ 石帯

noun:

• special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels ➜ 石帯

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to rub; to crumple
• to massage
• to argue; to have a heated discussion
• to train; to coach
• to jostle; to crowd; to shake; to rock
• to have various experiences (out in the world) - as もまれる

noun:

• part alternation mark (symbol indicating the following words are taken from a song or that the person saying the words is singing); Unicode U+303D symbol

particle:

• you said; he said; she said; they said - casual quoting particle ➜ と
• if ... then - indicates supposition
• do you seriously think that - as かって; indicates a satirical or rhetorical question
• I already told you; you should know by now that; of course - indicates certainty, insistence, emphasis, etc.
• the said ... - abbr. of という
• says that ... - abbr. of と言っている
• I hear that ... - abbr. of と聞いている
• as for the term ... - abbr. of とは, というのは
• as for ... - equiv. of は topic marker

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head

noun / ~する noun:

• preliminary inspection; having a look in advance
• preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes)

noun:

• siding (on a house); clapboard; weatherboard ➜ 下見板【したみいた】

noun:

• game in which children use a piece of charcoal on a string to create and lift up snowballs - archaism

noun:

• lady's companion (paid female companion of a wealthy or high-ranking woman, esp. in Victorian England) - archaism

noun:

• adding something to or altering a finished work of art; something added or altered in this manner

noun:

• Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine) - obscure term ➜ 山帰来

noun:

• kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era
• (Western) pop song - early Showa era term

noun:

• handwriting; autograph; authorization; authorisation ➜ お墨付き
• certificate; certified document; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

noun / ~の noun:

• goods piled beneath; lower layer
• lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank; obscurity

expression / noun:

• fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell) - Buddhism term ➜ 火車
• desperate financial situation; dire straits - idiom

~の noun / adjectival noun / ~する noun / noun:

• superficial; shallow

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• frivolous; careless; thoughtless

noun / ~する noun:

• sliding along the surface of something; being slippery

noun:

• round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw - four character idiom