expression:

• we meet only to part; meeting is the first step to parting [literal] - proverb

expression / noun:

• perseverance prevails; three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised) ➜ 鯉幟

noun:

• tathagatagarbha (buddha-womb, the potential within all living things to become a buddha) - Buddhism term

noun / ~の noun:

• Cambrian system (i.e. rock layer deposited during the Cambrian period)

noun:

• agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 律令制

noun:

• ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite)

~の noun:

• terrestrial; over-the-air

noun:

• occupation period (e.g. post-WWII period during which the Allies occupied Japan)

noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners ➜ への字に結んだ口

expression / noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners

noun:

• half-assed gyaru; young woman who partially adheres to the gyaru fashion trend - from 中途半端 and ギャル - abbreviation - slang ➜ ギャル

noun:

• mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)
• tree with red leaves or flowers

noun:

• British North America Act (now known as the Constitution Act 1867)

noun:

• fabric dyed, embroided or impressed so that the original fabric is completely covered

noun:

• black silk or paper triangle worn over the forehead (usu. worn by children)

noun:

• visitor from afar ➜ まろうど
• joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms

noun:

• rowing with square blades; rowing without feathering the oars - From English "no feather"

noun / ~する noun:

• involving the audience (by talking to them, bringing them on stage, etc.)

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:

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

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】

expression / noun:

• person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person