noun / ~する noun:

• pelvic examination
• consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call) ➜ 宅診

noun / ~する noun:

• shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; ghost; apparition; bugbear
• incarnation ➜ 権化
• transformation

noun / ~する noun:

• instructions sent in response to a question (from an embassy, consulate, etc.)

adjectival noun / noun:

• becoming an adult or full-fledged member of (a) society ➜ 一人前

expression / adjective:

• overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity

noun:

• overnight stay when traveling (travelling) ➜ 旅寝
• sleeping on grass in an open field

noun:

• syrup-covered anko (bean jam) and fruit; mitsumame mixed with an(ko) - from 餡 and 蜜豆 - Food term

noun:

• thrill ride (at an amusement park)

noun:

• practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body

noun / ~する noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• billing and cooing; holding an intimate, long-winded conversation in whispers - archaism - four character idiom

noun:

• secrets; mysteries; secret formula; essence; esoterica (of an art, martial arts, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• lingering recession; an economy that lingers in the doldrums after bottoming out - four character idiom

noun:

• digitally altered photograph (e.g. made to look like an oil painting)

noun:

• Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)

prefix:

• indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

noun:

• structure of an artwork; pictorial design
• pictures inserted in a book

noun:

• yukhoe (Korean dish of seasoned raw beef topped with an egg yolk) - From Korean

noun:

• being out of consideration; effectively not existing as an option - colloquialism ➜ 眼中にない

noun:

• shrine whose rituals are attended by an imperial envoy (who presents offerings)

noun:

• hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)

noun:

• warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording)
• prologue; introduction

adverb:

• evenly; equably; in an uniform and orderly fashion

noun:

• toad venom (used as an analgesic and cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine)

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning ➜ 孟母三遷の教え