noun:

• woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity - colloquialism

noun:

• drastic improvement of appearance via makeup; suddenly looking better by using makeup

noun:

• having no end tiles or honor tiles and pinfu (common pair of yaku) - abbreviation - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 断ヤオ【タンヤオ】・平和【ピンフ】

noun:

• hairdresser's room in the residence of the shogun or a noble - archaism

noun:

• private constitutional drafts prepared before the adoption of the Meiji Constitution in 1889

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation

noun:

• employer from whom one has received a unofficial offer of employment; prospective employer

noun:

• vegetable plant; vegetable factory; closed growing system for year-round production of vegetables ➜ 植物工場

noun:

• masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

noun:

• Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta - Buddhism term

noun:

• Bhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha - Buddhism term

noun:

• returning of a package to depot after a failed delivery attempt

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return

noun:

• cutting off the head
• shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant

noun:

• simmering after steaming - Food term
• simmering (in a small amount of broth); smothering; estouffade - Food term

noun:

• karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

noun:

• province of the second highest rank (ritsuryo system)
• provinces close to the capital

expression / noun:

• unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed - idiom

noun:

• (in soccer) system of using different starting lineups for different matches - Sports term

noun:

• earned media (media exposure gained through word-of-mouth) ➜ ペイドメディア・オウンドメディア

noun:

• (China's) new normal; state of slower economic growth in China since 2012

noun:

• new normal (state of new economic or financial conditions)

noun:

• mark; sign - esp. 印, 標
• symbol; emblem - also written as 徴
• badge; crest; flag - esp. 印, 標
• evidence; proof - esp. 証, 証し
• token (of gratitude, affection, etc.) - esp. 証, 証し - usually written using kana alone

adverb:

• very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly

adjectival noun:

• extreme; excessive; great many; large number of
• splended; impressive; tremendous; immense
• exaggerated

noun:

• tide; current
• sea water
• opportunity; chance ［しお］
• thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater ［うしお］ - abbreviation ➜ 潮汁【うしおじる】