expression / adjectival noun:

• triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck [literal]

noun:

• hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter (in a video game) - From English "counter stop" ➜ カンスト

noun:

• sambhogakaya (reward body, form taken by a buddha after completing its role as a bodhisattva) - Buddhism term ➜ 三身

noun:

• making of a craft or product, esp. a television program, movie, etc.

noun:

• bianzhong (ancient Chinese musical instrument; bronze bells set in a wooden frame, played with a mallet) ➜ 鐘

suffix / adjective:

• (after a noun or the stem of an adjective) seeming very... (usu. with a negative connotation)

noun:

• "090" financing; loan sharks operating from a cellphone (i.e. without a fixed phone number)

noun:

• female cook; kitchenmaid
• woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses - archaism

expression:

• like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

noun:

• taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 取り箸

expression:

• time flies; like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)
• indigo (dye) ➜ インジゴ
• indigo (colour) ➜ 藍色

noun / ~する noun:

• presenting; presentation

noun:

• Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern - salutation of a formal letter - honorific language

expression:

• struggling to grab hold of one's opponent's belt with one's dominant hand - Sumo term

noun:

• supermoon; full moon or new moon occurring while the Moon is closest to the Earth

noun:

• real cake (as opposed to fake ) ➜ セレモニーケーキ
• fresh cake; cake baked with fresh ingredients

noun:

• the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead

noun:

• lolicon; male pedophile; male sexually attracted to prepubescent girls - abbreviation
• lolicon; male pedophilia - abbreviation ➜ ロリータコンプレックス

noun:

• hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back
• behind (e.g. someone); rear; back
• appearance from behind ➜ 後ろ姿

noun:

• proof; evidence; sign; testimony; vindication

suffix noun:

• certificate; license; membership card ［しょう］

~する noun:

• to testify (usu. Christian religious context) ［あかし］

noun:

• enlightenment ［しょう］ - Buddhism term
• symptoms (in Chinese medicine); patient's condition ［しょう］

noun:

• scalloped bonnethead (Sphyrna corona, little-known species of hammerhead shark found in the eastern Pacific from southern Mexico to northern Peru)

noun:

• stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such a stitched side ➜ 襴・闕腋
• robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials

expression / adverb:

• (just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

noun:

• floor space index; FSI; floor area ratio; FAR; ratio of building size to lot; plot ratio

expression:

• not knowing one's way around; not familiar with the area; not knowing what to do