expression:

• giving something a try because one has nothing to lose ➜ 駄目元

noun:

• Cain complex (jealousy of a sibling, ultimately leading to hatred)

noun:

• plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

noun:

• invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)

noun:

• extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)

adjective:

• insufficient; not enough; lacking Antonym: 足りる
• dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load

noun:

• bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric) ➜ 烏帽子
• creases in an eboshi hat

noun:

• secondary substantive (inflectable word or phrase that acts as an uninflectable within a sentence) - Linguistics term

noun:

• crime whose goal requires a large number of people acting together (e.g. insurrection)

noun:

• Little's disease (i.e. spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy)

noun:

• war started or ended with the push of a single 'launch' button - obscure term - From English "button war"

noun:

• hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)

noun:

• indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)

noun:

• creeper (plant that grows along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)

suffix:

• route; road
• distance travelled in a day
• one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s) ➜ 七十路

noun:

• loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game

noun:

• (in China) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A) ➜ 黄鐘【おうしき】・十二律
• sixth lunar month

adverb:

• absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another ➜ 片っ端から

adverb / ~と adverb:

• clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong - onomatopoeia

adverb:

• continuously; incessantly; one after another; rapidly; plentifully; freely - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga) - colloquialism

noun:

• buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism) - Buddhism term
• altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon) ➜ 本地身

expression:

• there is no comparison between the two; it's not a same-day discussion [literal] - proverb

noun:

• style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)

noun:

• joining both chopsticks together and using them as a spoon (breach of chopstick etiquette)

~と adverb:

• with a snap; (break) cleanly - onomatopoeia ➜ びしっと
• (reject) sternly; flatly
• smartly (e.g. of dressing up well).