noun / adjectival noun:

• to the satisfaction of all parties; all sides being happy and satisfied - four character idiom

noun:

• adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear ➜ 臨機応変

expression / adjective:

• trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal ➜ 大した事ない

noun:

• rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes

noun:

• Isshi (lake monster said to be living in Kyushu's Lake Ikeda)

noun:

• Kusshi (lake monster said to be living in Hokkaido's Lake Kussharo)

noun:

• dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba) - obscure term ➜ 当帰

noun:

• Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible) - obscure term ➜ コリント人への手紙

noun:

• Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible)

noun:

• Japanese sable (subspecies of sable native to Hokkaido, Martes zibellina brachyura)

noun:

• lick
• tasting medicine to see if it contains poison; medicine-taster - archaism

noun:

• book of stamps (each confirming donation to a temple on a pilgrimage)

noun:

• driving school qualifying test (can lead to waiver of a formal test)

expression:

• it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid

noun:

• substances requiring priority action (with regard to environmental issues); priority substance

interjection:

• Listen! (used to get someone's attention) - colloquialism

expression:

• You see ...; Mind you ...; Remember ... - colloquialism

noun:

• ambrosia (drink conferring immortality)
• drink used as an offering (to the gods)

noun:

• period in the sixth and seventh centuries prior to the Taika reform ➜ 大化の改新

noun:

• clouds appearing before the wind starts to blow
• winds and clouds - esp. かぜくも ➜ 風雲【ふううん】

noun:

• backmarker (competitor at the tail of the field, likely to be lapped)

expression / adverb / prefix:

• a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely - slang - abbreviation ➜ 半端ない

noun:

• stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up

noun:

• neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism) - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.

noun:

• appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done