noun:

• swallowtail butterfly larva (a pest of citrus plants)

expression:

• there are no cowardly soldiers under a superior general - four character idiom

noun:

• nocebo (negative response to a dummy drug) Antonym: プラセボ

noun:

• diatessaron (the four Gospels woven into a single narrative) - obscure term

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense - polite language ➜ ません

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a bid (e.g. at an auction)

noun:

• gap (in a mountain ridge)

noun:

• presentation of a draft bill (to parliament, diet, etc.)

noun:

• removing a partition (wall)

adverb:

• straight through without interruption - colloquialism

noun:

• jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)

noun:

• yehu (bowed Chinese instrument with a coconut-shell body)

noun:

• yunluo (10 small gongs mounted in a wooden frame)

noun:

• electoral quota (e.g. in a proportional representation system)

noun:

• type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)

noun:

• skimming (illegally copying credit cards with a swipe device)

~する noun:

• getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped ➜ マンネリ

noun:

• three monastic positions with management roles at a temple - Buddhism term

noun:

• khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)

noun:

• enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple
• cathedral (esp. Catholic) - usu. as お御堂

noun:

• portable shrine used to transport a sacred object ➜ 羽車

noun:

• organization of shrine parishioners in a hamlet; parish guild

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

noun:

• fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line - obscure term ➜ 転がし

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to croak (e.g. like a frog)

noun:

• code name (of a product under development)