n.
1.a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
2.a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago
3.lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
4.lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient japan v.
1.coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
Idiom of the Day
straighten (something) up or straighten up (something)
to put something in order, to clean and make something neat
We had to straighten up the house before inviting my parents for dinner.