noun:

• time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

expression / adjective:

• unperceived; unnoticed; unnoted; out-of-the-way; out of sight; inconspicuous; private ➜ 人目につく【ひとめにつく】

noun:

• man-on-the-street interview; vox populi; vox pop; curbside interview

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza; bull's eye; bullseye

expression / noun:

• a blink of time; the time it takes to say "Ah!" [literal] ➜ あっと言う間に

noun:

• cause; factor
• hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions) - Buddhism term ➜ 縁【えん】
• the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya) ➜ 因明

noun:

• fight; scuffle
• walking about; walking around
• conducting oneself
• stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

noun:

• killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering
• killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing

noun:

• lucky day but not in the morning; day on which judgment and haste are avoided (judgement) ➜ 六曜

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush [literal] ➜ やぶ蛇

noun:

• toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

noun:

• mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain
• unfulfilled genius; dormant talent

noun:

• the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi

noun:

• lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)

noun:

• all worldly phenomena; meritorious acts leading to enlightenment - Buddhism term
• (Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer

noun:

• appendix; postscript; back matter

noun / ~する noun:

• retrofit; post-installation; custom installation
• giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event

adverbial noun / ~の noun:

• a cut above the rest; superior; respectable; full-fledged; something uncommon
• one field; one matter

adverb:

• suitably; reasonably

noun:

• mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself - four character idiom

noun:

• human (in Ainu); one's fellow man; kin; comrade - From Ainu
• self-referential term used by the Ainu about their people ➜ アイヌ

expression:

• a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience - proverb

noun:

• chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle
• Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)

noun:

• lantana (plant, flower) ➜ ランタナ
• hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) ➜ アジサイ
• kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times

noun:

• redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)

expression:

• There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; Make hay while the sun shines - proverb

noun:

• tao-tie engraving; figure of a creature of Chinese mythology engraved on bronze ware during the Yin-Chou dynasty