noun / ~する noun:

• heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.

noun:

• impractical desktop theory (proposition); unworkable idea; an idea that isn't worth the paper it's written on - four character idiom

noun:

• property ward; special local public body which has its own property, etc. and bears the expenses for it ➜ 特別地方公共団体【とくべつちほうこうきょうだんたい】

expression:

• isn't it great?

noun:

• carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

noun:

• hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)

expression / noun:

• coming to nothing ➜ 水泡
• bubble on the surface of water
• something that is short-lived

noun:

• rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)

noun:

• Ginkgoaceae; family of flowering plants whose only extant member is the ginkgo ➜ 銀杏【いちょう】

noun:

• simple meal eaten before tea is served ➜ 茶懐石
• sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses ➜ 懐石料理

noun:

• migrating bird (that is just passing through en route to its final destination)

noun:

• loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

noun:

• Megachasmidae; family whose sole member is the rare deep water megamouth shark

noun:

• Varanidae; family of carnivorous monitor lizards whose only extant genus is Varanus

noun:

• Zanclidae; family of perciform fish whose sole member is the moorish idol

noun:

• observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc. - archaism
• astronomical expert - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 霊台郎・天文博士
• place where the soul is located - archaism

noun:

• downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated ➜ 脇【わき】

noun:

• Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; ISIL
• information separator; delimiter - IT term

expression:

• "laugh and grow fat" [figurative]; good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile [literal] - from Chi: 打開笑門福自來 - proverb

noun:

• being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate - colloquialism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a solid stance
• to put one's back in it; to exert oneself ➜ 本腰を入れる

expression:

• what is worse; to make matters worse

expression:

• Honesty is the best policy; Honesty pays - idiom

noun:

• the treasure that is children; children

expression:

• which is which; one or the other