noun:

• constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); disposition; tendency
• character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up; nature; culture

noun:

• attacking a fleeing enemy
• additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

noun:

• "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)

noun:

• side out (e.g. volleyball); side-out; gaining the right to serve - Sports term
• ball going over the sideline (tennis) - Sports term

noun:

• clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)

noun:

• sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc.

noun:

• welcome drink (e.g. free drink served to hotel guests upon arrival)

noun:

• car painted with anime characters; painful car (because some people consider it painful to look at) [literal] - colloquialism - humorous term ➜ オタ車・ヲタ車
• Italian car; European car ［イタ車］ - original meaning - abbreviation

noun:

• using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period) ➜ 百面相
• simple paper mask ➜ 目鬘

noun:

• Dragon's beard candy; Chinese cotton candy; Chinese pastry, similar to Turkish pishmaniye or Persian pashmak (thin pastry threads outside, filling inside) - Food term ➜ 竜の髭

noun:

• capsule toy; vending machine toy - also brand name ➜ カプセルトイ

noun / ~する noun:

• method of selling random in-game items in mobile games (similar to how capsule toys are sold) ➜ コンプリートガチャ

noun / ~する noun:

• going to serve one's lord

noun:

• daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo era) - abbreviation ➜ 参勤交代

expression:

• till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on
• concerning (an area of expertise)
• swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

noun:

• true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)
• Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa) ➜ 大和紙魚
• someone who is unable to apply what they have read - derogatory term

expression:

• what the hell; what the fuck; what are you going on about; you've got to be kidding - Kansai dialect

expression / adverb:

• by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year

noun:

• one's own country
• home country (as opposed to a colony)
• country of one's ancestors

noun:

• 24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons

noun:

• 24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons

noun:

• refusal to accept the present situation; denial of the existing situation; negation of the status quo - four character idiom

expression:

• until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

noun:

• place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat ➜ 避暑

noun / ~する noun:

• praying for the coming of a deity
• ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location ➜ 分霊

noun:

• sand eraser; ink eraser; eraser (rubber) that contains sand which makes it able to remove ink

noun:

• cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono
• sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners)
• wrapper band on books, CDs, etc. ➜ 帯紙・帯【おび】