noun:

• temporary manifestation by a buddha (in order to save people); manifested form (often a Shinto deity) - Buddhism term ➜ 本地

noun:

• endless argument; pointless argument; arguing over whose field to water (e.g. during a drought) [literal]

noun:

• Coming of Age Day (second Monday in January. Prior to 2000 was Jan 15); Adult's Day

adverb:

• even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

noun / ~する noun:

• draining a pond, lake, or ditch (esp. to remove fish, purify water, etc.)
• cleaning a well

noun:

• apprenticeship in the running of a household; prospective bride who undertakes an apprenticeship to learn housekeeping - four character idiom

noun:

• flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books - From English "head band" ➜ 花布

noun:

• pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters - Sumo term

suffix:

• having a tendency towards; being close to

expression:

• even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; a tear in the ogre's eye [literal] - proverb

noun:

• quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody ➜ 演歌

expression:

• all people aren't evil; don't distrust everyone; there is kindness to be found everywhere - proverb

expression:

• to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown - idiom

noun:

• fiber to the x (generic term for any network architecture that uses optical fiber) (fibre); FTTx

noun:

• skewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• ringing one's chopsticks against a dish (in order to request seconds, etc.) (a breach of etiquette)

godan ~く verb:

• to have a facial tattoo (esp. one around the eye, one form of punishment in ancient Japan) - was v4k - archaism - obscure term

noun:

• sleeping quarters; bedroom (mainly refers to one used by a married couple)
• inner room; inner sanctum

noun:

• pit (of a fruit); stone - obscure term
• core
• tongue (piece of wood used to connect two boards)
• clitoris

noun:

• hand; arm - polite language ➜ 手
• handwriting; penmanship - honorific language

interjection:

• 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand) ➜ お代わり

noun:

• sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire) - slang

expression:

• temptation one can't resist; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; trusting a cat with milk - idiom

expression / noun:

• official history (e.g. a state-sanctioned account of history subject to revision when the government changes)

noun:

• stripe-tailed goanna (Varanus caudolineatus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to the forests of Western Australian)

noun:

• Protectorate General to Pacify the North; Tang-period Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 669 CE ➜ 都護府

noun:

• Festival of Zeus (held at Olympia every four years from 776 BCE to 393 BCE) ➜ オリンピック