noun / ~する noun:

• taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window)
• putting on eyeliner (in theatre) ［目張り］

noun:

• clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• making matters worse; adding insult to injury; bees to a tearful face [literal] - idiom

noun:

• 3 fat-comma shapes arranged to form a circle
• 3-way struggle (wrestling, etc.) - abbreviation

noun:

• short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

noun / ~する noun:

• contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.)
• working out (a solution)

noun / ~する noun:

• bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution
• receiving a blessing; receiving an honor

noun / ~する noun:

• icing (on an aircraft, ship, etc.); ice accretion
• landing (a jump in ice skating) - Sports term

noun:

• cotyledon; seed leaf (i.e. the first leaves to emerge when a seed sprouts)

noun:

• dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration) - Buddhism term
• ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō) ➜ 修験道
• mountain top

noun:

• mediation; intermediation; procuration; go-between; facilitating a rendezvous between lovers
• entertainment; treatment; reception ➜ もてなし

noun:

• person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance; fifth wheel; third wheel; interloper

noun:

• grain thief; tool for extracting rice from a bag for sampling

noun:

• moving picture (i.e. a movie; term esp. used during the silent movie period) - obsolete term

noun:

• place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house ➜ 靴脱ぎ石

noun:

• bake off (when a bakery bakes its wares from dough brought in from elsewhere)

noun:

• health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster - obscure term - four character idiom ➜ 息災延命

noun:

• a glib tongue (with fair words); fluent talk designed to deceive; talk something away - four character idiom

noun:

• comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun - halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目 - four character idiom

noun:

• monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court - honorific language

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take the responsibility (for an action); to carry out in a responsible manner

noun:

• metal rod in a wooden plane which holds the chip breaker against the blade