noun:

• hay-meadow commons
• place (or organization, etc.) from which numerous people hope to benefit

expression:

• it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself [literal] - proverb

noun:

• scalpel sawtail (Prionurus scalprum, species of tang found from Japan to Taiwan)

noun / prefix noun:

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

noun:

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

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:

• 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:

• 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:

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

noun:

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

noun:

• device that plays a melody or flushing sound to mask excretion sounds ➜ 音姫

noun:

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

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

noun:

• actual spot; scene; scene of the crime; site; location; setting ➜ 現地・現場を押さえる【げんばをおさえる】
• shop floor; factory floor; (on) site ［げんば］

~と adverb / adverb:

• more; much more; still more; all the more

noun:

• step; rung; level; rank
• paragraph; passage
• ichidan (verb, verb conjugation) - abbreviation ➜ 一段動詞【いちだんどうし】・一段活用【いちだんかつよう】・五段

noun:

• (being in) the red; deficit Antonym: 黒字
• red letter; red writing
• corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

noun / ~する noun:

• softening Antonym: 硬化
• softening (of attitude); mollification Antonym: 硬化
• weakening (of the market) Antonym: 硬化
• blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)

noun:

• beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics - four character idiom ➜ 花鳥諷詠
• artistic pursuits involving nature themes