noun:

• shop used for testing sales of new products; showroom - From English "antenna shop" ➜ パイロットショップ
• shop selling local specialities to Tokyo

noun:

• killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering
• killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing

noun:

• the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi

noun:

• all worldly phenomena; meritorious acts leading to enlightenment - Buddhism term
• (Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer

noun:

• wealthy women who strive to follow the fashions exactly and be seen in all the right place

noun:

• barehanded; having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something) - four character idiom

noun:

• killer technique; surefire assassination method
• special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style - Martial Arts term

expression:

• a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience - proverb

noun:

• Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960)

noun / ~する noun:

• significant breakthrough; great strides

expression:

• woman who has lost a man's affection or interest (as does a fan when summer turns to autumn)

noun:

• thermo inner; inner lining (e.g. of ski boots) that is thermally molded to fit

expression:

• There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; Make hay while the sun shines - proverb

noun:

• "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) ➜ 戊

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• one point

noun:

• stitched ornament; small needlepoint design
• relief pitcher brought in to face one batter - abbreviation - Baseball term ➜ ワンポイントリリーフ

noun:

• paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water
• watery mash left over from making soy sauce

noun:

• peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

noun:

• dark blue gem allowing one to recall memories when stroked with one's hand (allegedly possessed by Zhang Yue)

noun:

• standing by at home (e.g. to prevent the spread of illness)
• being on furlough; being temporarily laid off

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

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:

• Tilapia (large genus of cichlid fish in the Cichlidae family endemic to Africa and the Middle East)

noun:

• luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii