noun:

• field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations) - archaism

noun:

• nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved) - Buddhism term ➜ 三身

noun / ~する noun:

• dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master) - Buddhism term
• certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)

noun:

• buddy system; the idea that divers always dive with a buddy to assist each other

expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

noun:

• lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down Antonym: 上げ
• depreciation; price fall
• punch line (of a rakugo story) ➜ 落語
• sword strap - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 下げ緒

noun:

• light spot (e.g. blip on radar); always-on pixel (as a defect in LCD screens, etc.); calescence point

noun:

• grain (1-7000 of a pound, approx. 64.80 mg)
• grain (wheat, etc.) ➜ グレーンウイスキー

noun:

• phosphine; phosphane; PH3; hydrogen phosphide; phosphorus trihydride - Chemistry term ➜ ホスフィン
• diphosphine; diphosphane; P2H4
• solid hydrogen phosphides (a yellow powder)

noun:

• Heian-period student of government administration - archaism
• Buddhist scholar; researcher at a Buddhist temple; person studying Buddhism - archaism
• learning; scholarship - archaism

noun:

• name plate on the front of a train, bus, etc.; number plate; rollsign; roll sign - From English "head mark"

noun:

• initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages
• initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

noun:

• off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device off at a certain time) ➜ 入タイマー

noun:

• Cichlidae; family of fishes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure

noun:

• Cichlidae; family of fishes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure

expression:

• state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; half-killing a snake [literal]

interjection:

• all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

expression / noun:

• age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of a girl in the late teens)

noun:

• falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)

noun:

• lido; area on a cruise ship having the main outdoor swimming pool and sunbathing area

noun:

• sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; Mar. 26, 2010)

noun:

• outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust; film (on the surface of a liquid); scum ➜ 上皮

expression / noun:

• (person who is) once bitten twice shy; someone who has become overly cautious due to a bad experience - idiom - four character idiom

noun:

• decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs
• twill weave; basket weave - abbreviation ➜ 魚子織り

noun:

• feeble anger (that one cannot act on because one is powerless); the clenching teeth of a dried sardine [literal] - idiom