noun:

• announcing the succession to another's stage name ➜ 襲名披露

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be talked about behind one's back

noun:

• La Nina (ocean-atmosphere phenomenon similar to El Nino) - From Spanish

noun:

• (in gagaku) scale similar to Dorian mode on B

noun:

• white sake (presented as an offering to the gods) - archaism ➜ 黒酒

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

noun:

• ideation; process of forming and relating ideas

~する noun:

• to ideate

adverb / prefix noun:

• instantly; immediately; at once

interjection:

• that is (to say); namely

noun:

• Empress's Birthday (esp. as celebrated prior to WWII)

noun:

• holding (an umbrella) over something
• lean-to roof

noun:

• point to multipoint - IT term

noun:

• polarized return-to-zero recording; RZ(P)

noun:

• not noticing mood implicit to situations, conversations, etc. - from あえて空気読まない - slang ➜ 空気を読む

noun:

• coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

expression:

• an eye for people; the ability to judge character

expression:

• (in spite of) being old enough to know better

adjective:

• easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable

expression:

• This is the point we need to think about - idiom

expression:

• be kind to others; one good turn deserves another - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to get ripped off for every last penny - idiom

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to be drenched (from the rain, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• second adding of charcoal to the fire (tea ceremony) ➜ 後炭

noun:

• first adding of charcoal to the fire (tea ceremony)

noun:

• withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)

noun:

• knotted cords used to record figures, facts, etc.; quipu