expression / noun:

• perseverance prevails; three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• focal point of a lens in front of the subject ➜ ピント

noun:

• structural elements (of an offence); constituent external element of a crime; actus reus - Law term ➜ 故意

noun:

• tathagatagarbha (buddha-womb, the potential within all living things to become a buddha) - Buddhism term

noun:

• green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus, sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Chlorocebus aethiops) ➜ サバンナモンキー

expression:

• children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages together - proverb

noun:

• Tempyo period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)

interjection:

• a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down) ➜ 重し

noun:

• (in hanafuda) a collection of the rain and three non-rain light cards ➜ 花札

noun / ~する noun:

• going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping - slang - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / adverb:

• sound of a stretched string snapping - onomatopoeia ➜ ぷつん

noun:

• accent (in French; acute, grave, and circumflex) - From French
• accent (on a syllable, word); stress ➜ アクセント

noun:

• type of sushi with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on the rice - Kansai dialect ➜ 五目寿司

noun:

• Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter) ➜ 座禅

noun:

• aureole (of a Buddhist statue; surrounding the body but not the head); aureola

expression / noun:

• demonym; name used to refer to the residents of a country, region, etc.

noun:

• loaner vehicle (e.g. from a garage which is repairing one's vehicle)

noun:

• sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface

noun:

• slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings) - obscure term ➜ 上駒

noun:

• small mochi placed on top of a big mochi
• two things heaped together

expression:

• know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles - proverb

noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners ➜ への字に結んだ口

expression / noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners

noun / ~する noun:

• putting a name (self, company, etc.) on something (e.g. engraving, printing, etc.)