noun:

• key station; flagship station; leading station of a broadcasting network ➜ キー局

noun:

• being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks)
• retaliation; revenge

pre-noun adjectival:

• what (e.g. "what rudeness") (an expression of surprise, anger)

expression:

• what (something) is like - usu. as 〜の何たるか

noun:

• small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)

godan ~く verb:

• to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it

noun:

• (incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony ➜ 香道

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be eager to pursue one's own interests; to think only of profit

noun:

• Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan ➜ 琉球諸島

noun:

• Suika Shinto (fusion of Shinto with Chinese elements, esp. neo-Confucianism); Shidemasu Shinto

noun:

• snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop

noun:

• solo comedian; standup comedian; comedian not part of a duo, trio, etc. ➜ ピン・お笑い芸人

noun:

• earthenware toy portraying a monkey sitting on top of a deer (often a bell)

expression / noun:

• lost decade; decade of economic stagnation
• decade in Japan from 1992 to 2002

noun:

• origin; source; authority
• birthplace ［しゅっしょ］

noun / ~する noun:

• release (discharge) from prison ［しゅっしょ］

noun:

• exit; point of departure ［でどころ・でどこ］
• time to take action ［でどころ・でどこ］

noun:

• Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom) ➜ 本占地
• euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.) ➜ 平茸

expression:

• being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one) - four character idiom
• know-it-all manner

noun / ~する noun:

• cultivation (esp. character, virtue, moral sentiment); fostering; training
• penetration (e.g. surface water into an aquifer); recharging (of groundwater)

noun:

• foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning

noun:

• clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)

expression:

• something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success - obscure term

noun:

• sweet of egg yolks drawn into strands and boiled in sugar syrup (orig. from Portugal); angel hair; fios de ovos ➜ 南蛮菓子【なんばんがし】

noun:

• Cucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini ➜ ペポ南瓜【ペポカボチャ】

noun:

• cordon bleu; dish of veal or ham with Swiss cheese - Food term
• high-class cooking
• prize-winning chef

noun:

• figure; form; shape
• appearance; dress; guise
• state; condition; picture; image
• form (of a waka) ➜ 和歌

suffix noun:

• dressed in ...; wearing ...