noun / prefix noun:

• China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) - archaism

noun:

• increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)

noun:

• black foxface (Siganus niger); species of rabbitfish endemic to Tonga

noun:

• small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period) ➜ 和鏡

noun:

• being drawn to something one loves; amorous passion - Buddhism term
• Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love) - abbreviation ➜ 愛染明王

noun:

• corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 中門・寝殿造り

noun:

• corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 中門・寝殿造り

noun:

• low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - opening formula of a brief letter

noun:

• deferred pensioner; retired person who is not yet old enough to receive their pension

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• interesting (person, personality, manner); tasteful; pleasantly different; charming

expression:

• to have an interest (in something)

noun:

• Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)

noun:

• top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less ➜ 精米歩合【せいまいぶあい】

noun:

• southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)

expression / noun:

• a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

noun:

• 17C male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

expression / noun:

• superior; boss; higher-up
• them (as opposed to "us")
• person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

noun:

• group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex ➜ コンパ

noun:

• detailed written report; formal account (of steps taken in response to an incident, etc.)

noun:

• denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

noun:

• friends who sleep next to each other (without engaging in sexual activities)

noun:

• additional information used to identify an address (e.g. building name, room number)

noun:

• playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task ➜ じゃんけん

noun:

• popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese) ➜ 慣用音