noun:

• node; nodal point
• joint (e.g. in a framework)

noun:

• matchmaker's story; saying nice things about a person

noun:

• super multi-shift (a kanji input method)

noun:

• person living with a family; lodger
• housemate; flatmate; roommate

noun:

• indoor bath using water from a hot-spring

noun:

• smelling (something); turning one's nose towards a smell

expression / adverb:

• maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision

adjectival noun:

• transient; passing; fleeting; ephemeral; like a bubble on liquid

godan ~す verb:

• to dig up and expose a criminal matter

noun:

• virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium

noun:

• undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet - From Portuguese "jibão"

noun:

• profitable job; way to make a fast buck

noun / ~する noun:

• supporting (e.g. a government); backing up; assistance; countenance

expression:

• disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to feel a chill run down one's spine - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure

noun:

• shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina

noun:

• grandchild from a daughter married into another family

noun:

• (Confucian) scholar retained by a feudal lord or daimyo

noun / ~する noun:

• making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence

noun / ~する noun:

• accustoming oneself to a certain taste; oral drill

noun / ~する noun:

• making a fuss

noun:

• Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)

noun:

• not employed; holding a post but having no duties

noun / ~する noun:

• waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity