expression / ~よい adjective:

• knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

interjection:

• oh!; good heavens! - also written as 応
• ugh! oh no!
• ah!; agh!; the penny drops!

noun / ~する noun:

• viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

noun:

• Jataka; collection of texts on the early lives of Buddha (4th century BCE) - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

noun:

• Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army

noun:

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

noun:

• chrysanthemum taboo; taboo about criticizing or parodying the Japanese royal family

noun:

• spot removal, esp. from the skin - usu. シミ取り ➜ 染み【しみ】
• spot remover (carpets, etc.) - usu. 染み取り ➜ 染み【しみ】

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

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

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• (for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

expression / noun:

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

noun / ~の noun:

• inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.)
• family matters; household affairs; personal business

expression:

• one's father is more horrifying than any natural disaster; earthquakes, thunder, fires, the old man [literal] - proverb

expression / noun:

• (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

noun:

• slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period) - 歌沢 was used especially by the Tora school that emphasized voice; 哥沢 was used especially by the Shiba school that emphasized shamisen

noun:

• infectious disease which by law a physician must report to the authorities within 24 hours of diagnosis

noun:

• surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies

noun:

• whitewashing; glossing over; lip service
• deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches - original meaning

noun / ~する noun:

• rising and going to bed; daily life

adverb:

• all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep

noun:

• the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha) - Buddhism term ➜ 易行道

noun:

• player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known

noun:

• red sea bream (i.e. the tai, Pagrus major) - colloquialism
• fish given to a tournament winner as congratulations - Sumo, Food term

noun:

• being tough on the outside but soft at heart; a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave - four character idiom