活

Law

Public Assistance Act

Chemistry

inert gas

specified nonprofit corporation

Grammar

s-stem irregular verb conjugation ("su(ru)" is the only member)

biologically active substance

theatrical activities; theatre work

salaried person; salary earner; white-collar worker

print media

print media

conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"

Linguistics

yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese

failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate

culture of the printed word; book culture

being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits

chronological age

appropriate use of human resources; personnel utilization

material life; material aspects of life

life of pleasure

いけじめ only

draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh

Esp. いけしめ

fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport)

Esp. いけしめ

killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank

secluded life

environmental activist; environmentalist

Anatomy

reticular activating system; RAS

Grammar

conjugation of nidan verbs