noun:

• first obon following the death of a family member

noun:

• spear carrier (for the master of a samurai family) - archaism

noun:

• minimum number of votes required to elect a candidate

noun:

• audience (with a person of high standing) ➜ 拝謁【はいえつ】
• eye-level

noun / ~する noun:

• outline; synopsis; abridgment; summary
• simplified form of a kanji

noun:

• warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi

noun:

• progressive form - Linguistics term
• in progress (e.g. of a project)

noun / ~の noun:

• conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization

noun / ~する noun:

• playing with one's fingers (a guitar, etc.)

noun:

• tout
• arbitrator (esp. in a play)

noun:

• shoji with glass window behind a sliding bottom half

expression / ichidan verb:

• to install (a person) in (someone's) place

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• extending over a number of years - obscure term

noun:

• protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister

expression / noun:

• one's memoirs
• keepsake (not from a dead person)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to give (a guest) the seat of honor (honour)

noun:

• word - archaism
• waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka) ➜ 和歌

noun:

• sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a name entered in the family register ➜ 籍に入れる【せきにいれる】

noun:

• shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have one's name entered (in a list)

expression / adjective:

• quick to warm up (e.g. of a kettle)

noun:

• the way a bra fits - From English "bust fit"

noun:

• place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue

noun:

• dissolution of several sections into a new organization (organisation)