noun:

• longevity; prolongation of life

noun:

• humanism; love for humanity

noun / ~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• tinkling sound (esp. bell on the Emperor's carriage); bright sound of metal being struck - archaism

noun:

• cry of the phoenix - archaism

noun / adjectival noun:

• pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

noun:

• Rutaceae; citrus family of plants

noun:

• ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures ➜ 引っ掛け

noun:

• imperial family; relatives of the Emperor

noun:

• Nagoya driving; bad driving for which Nagoya residents are known

noun:

• diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm - obscure term

noun:

• hades; realm of the dead

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be carrying out; to be in the process of carrying out
• to be performing; to be in the process of performing

noun:

• stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade

noun:

• traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples - because the Japanese hot spring symbol looks like an upside-down jellyfish ➜ 連れ込み宿・温泉マーク

noun:

• flight time; number of flight hours

noun:

• strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu

noun:

• gastric dilation; dilation of stomach

noun:

• Parupeneus; genus of goatfishes of the family Mullidae

noun:

• Isoptera; order of insects comprising the termites ➜ 白蟻

noun:

• copy holder; stand for holding papers during typing, etc. - IT term
• glass part of a scanner, copier, etc. - IT term

noun:

• Archaeopteryx; extinct genus of early birds

noun:

• glasnost; Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues in the 1980s - From Russian "glasnost'"

noun / ~の noun:

• koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece) ➜ 駒【こま】

noun:

• response rate; percentage of replies

noun / ~する noun:

• blanching (cultivation method); whitening (of vegetables, etc.) by depriving of light

noun:

• detinning; removal of tin and copper - obscure term