expression:

• quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake ➜ ツーカー

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• flickering; flashing on and off; twinkling; glittering - onomatopoeia
• glaringly (bright); painfully (bright) - onomatopoeia
• prickling (pain) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• type of ribbon fastening used on wedding gifts, get-well gifts, etc.

noun:

• nursing care level (between 1 and 5 based on assessment of care requirements) ➜ 要介護

noun:

• medical checkup that focuses primarily on problems that worsen with age

interjection:

• yes; yeah; uh huh ➜ うん
• huh?; what?

auxiliary verb / suffix:

• not - negative verb ending used in informal speech; abbr. of negative verb ending ぬ ➜ ぬ

particle:

• 's - abbr. of particle の; indicates possessive ➜ の・の
• at (place, time); in; on; during - abbr. of particle に, used esp. when it precedes the verb なる ➜ に

expression / noun:

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

noun:

• Kanda Festival (held at Kanda Myoujin Shrine in Tokyo on May 15)

noun:

• neo-Confucianism (based on the teaching of the Cheng brothers and Zhu Xi) - obscure term ➜ 宋学

noun:

• accent (in French; acute, grave, and circumflex) - From French
• accent (on a syllable, word); stress ➜ アクセント

noun:

• type of sushi with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on the rice - Kansai dialect ➜ 五目寿司

noun:

• school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)

noun:

• sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface

expression:

• nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own - proverb

noun:

• incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion ➜ 序でに

noun:

• slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings) - obscure term ➜ 上駒

noun:

• small mochi placed on top of a big mochi
• two things heaped together

noun / ~する noun:

• putting a name (self, company, etc.) on something (e.g. engraving, printing, etc.)

noun:

• water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers

noun:

• emergency volcanic alert (e.g. an eruption warning); urgent information on volcanic activity

noun:

• slipway
• cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships

noun:

• bald spot (e.g. on a pet due to injury, stress, etc.); bald patch - colloquialism - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

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

noun / ~する noun:

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