noun:

• rebreather; provides a breathing gas containing oxygen and recycles exhaled gas

noun:

• probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment) - From Sanskrit "siksamana"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves ➜ 気に障る

noun:

• time of receipt (of a package, etc. by the post office)

noun:

• old name for a cave cricket
• even though; despite; even more; still

expression:

• good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green - proverb

expression:

• though it may appear otherwise, it's a small world - proverb

~する noun:

• to be in one's office; to work for a company

noun:

• signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move - Martial Arts term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)

noun / ~する noun:

• act of joining a crowd or assembly of people; attendance

noun:

• juice pressed from a bitter orange - From Dutch "pons" ➜ ポン酢【ポンず】
• punch (i.e. fruit punch) ➜ ポンチ

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to unseat someone (in an election); to defeat a sitting member

expression / ichidan verb:

• to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)

noun:

• castle on a hill in the plains; flatland-mountain castle ➜ 平城【ひらじろ】・山城【やまじろ】

noun:

• rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); looped tail

noun:

• hanging tail (of a traditional Japanese hat); drooping tail

noun:

• chrysalis of a swallowtail butterfly (esp. of species Atrophaneura alcinous) - colloquialism ➜ 麝香揚羽【じゃこうあげは】

noun:

• sound when stopping the blade of a sword with the guard

noun:

• woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services ➜ 茶屋・色茶屋

noun:

• tower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird; beautiful tower - obscure term ➜ 鳳凰

noun:

• metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)

noun / ~する noun:

• falling due to a strong wind; being toppled by the wind

noun:

• three-tiered court system; principle of a three-instance trial process

noun:

• main door at the front of a house
• front shutters