noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun:

• Mitchell's water monitor (Varanus mitchelli, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia)

noun:

• form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period) ➜ 宿曜

noun:

• finishing board nailed where the floor boards meet the wall; (similar to) skirting, baseboards

expression:

• cream rises to the top; a drill in a bag (will always poke through) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• blue waves; blue wave ➜ 蒼波
• hair that has lost its shine due to ageing

noun:

• waiting in front of a temple to be accepted for training (in Zen Buddhism) - Buddhism term

noun:

• abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)

noun:

• second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

expression:

• a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

noun:

• sell-through video; video for sale (as opposed to rental) - From English "sell video"

noun / ~の noun:

• acting cool; pretending to be a better person that one is; pretentious (person) - colloquialism - Kansai dialect

noun:

• instant noodles (sold in a soft plastic packaging, as opposed to cup noodles) ➜ カップ麺

auxiliary verb:

• indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener - after a monosyllable imperfective form verb - archaism - female language - polite language

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents') ➜ 親のすねをかじる

expression:

• don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it

expression / adjective:

• unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place - idiom

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand - unorthodox form ➜ 間が持てない

expression / adjective:

• knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things ➜ 要領がいい【ようりょうがいい】

noun:

• small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses); small farewell gift

noun:

• passing food from one person's chopsticks to another's (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• food desert; area where it is difficult to buy food

noun:

• challenging members of a dojo to a fight and demanding money upon winning

noun:

• former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period); fallen Christian

noun / ~する noun:

• helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop