temporal noun:

• (a) moment; an instant

noun:

• last scene (e.g. of a movie)

noun:

• fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); "to come to an end" [figurative] ➜ 幕を閉じる

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

noun:

• glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)

noun:

• credits roll (at the end of a show or movie); end credit roll - From English "endroll"

godan ~る verb:

• to sell (a thing) cheap

noun:

• truth of the middle (all things are in a middle state, being void yet having temporary existence) - Buddhism term ➜ 三諦

~と adverb / noun:

• (with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang - onomatopoeia

noun:

• continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)

noun:

• downstage left pillar (on a noh stage)

~と adverb / adverb:

• ding (of a bell); bing; ting; tinkle; ring - esp. チーン, ちーん - onomatopoeia
• honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave; microwaving; nuking - from the sound of the microwave timer; usu. チン - colloquialism ➜ チンする

noun:

• white key (on a piano, organ, etc.) ➜ 黒鍵

noun:

• insignificant article (in a newspaper)

noun:

• lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon

noun:

• Gresham's Law ("when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives good money out of circulation") ➜ 悪貨は良貨を駆逐する

noun:

• free seat (e.g. a park bench) - colloquialism ➜ ロハ

noun:

• (a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

noun:

• hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village
• legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

expression / adjective:

• tall (of a person) ➜ 背が高い

noun:

• entrance ceremony (when students enter a dormitory)

noun:

• egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)

noun:

• substantial breakfast set (esp. in a hotel) - abbreviation - From English "rich morning" ➜ モーニング・モーニングセット