noun:

• chief investigator; head of the investigation; lead investigator

noun:

• membranous labyrinth (of the inner ear); membraneous labyrinth ➜ 膜迷路

noun:

• thawing season; thaw; season when the ice melts

noun:

• hoei koban; koban coined during the Hōei period

noun:

• Chiromyiformes; infraorder containing the aye-aye

adverb:

• swishing through the air; whirling quickly; moving quickly - onomatopoeia ➜ ビュッ

noun:

• doing twice the work; duplication of work

noun:

• anti-nuisance ordinance; ordinance against disturbing the peace - Law term

noun:

• bang on the money; spot on; right answer ➜ 正解【せいかい】

expression / adjective:

• slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake ➜ 頭の回転【あたまのかいてん】

noun / ~する noun:

• being the sole winner

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• winner-take-all

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be careful; to take the utmost care ➜ 期する

noun:

• ex post facto report; report after the event

expression / adjective:

• is never the case; has never happened

noun:

• low-ranking samurai; samurai of the lowest rank - derogatory term

noun:

• gender preselection; selection of the sex of offspring

noun:

• secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting

prefix noun / noun:

• eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica) - often used in names of dishes containing eel - abbreviation ➜ 鰻【うなぎ】・鰻巻き【うまき】

noun / ~する noun:

• paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table - colloquialism

expression / ~の noun:

• as far as the eye can see

conjunction:

• by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing - abbreviation - slang ➜ ちなみに

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak through the nose; to nasalize ➜ 鼻にかかった

expression / noun:

• rainy spells just before the rainy season

noun:

• offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering ➜ 供物

noun:

• midriff; upper abdomen
• clothing that exposes the midriff