noun:

• young of sardines; whitebait
• fry of the Japanese anchovy, eel, etc. ➜ 片口鰯・真鰯・鰻

noun:

• Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

noun:

• sensibilities (feelings, way of thinking) of the common people; popular sentiment - four character idiom

noun:

• celebration of the completion of a temple or shrine's construction

expression:

• out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

noun:

• seventh of January (lunar calendar) (one of the five annual festivals) ➜ 五節句

noun:

• recognition of an unborn child (for the purposes of claiming nationality)

expression / ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

• to take advantage of the troubled times (of an ambitious adventurer) - obscure term

noun:

• Salvelinus; genus of salmonid fish of the family Salmonidae

noun:

• Trimma yanoi (species of goby from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan)

noun:

• increase in the level of academic achievement; popularisation of higher education

expression:

• just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

noun:

• knowledge of previous lifetimes (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers) - Buddhism term ➜ 六神通

adjective:

• smelling of face powder ➜ 白粉
• coquettish; resembling the atmosphere of nightlife business

noun:

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

noun:

• person in charge of the brewing of sacrificial wine - archaism ➜ 神酒

noun:

• carpet; rug; matting; carpeting
• mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on
• spread; (cloth) cover; coaster

noun / ~の noun:

• evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period

noun:

• hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing

expression / noun:

• red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court) ➜ 紅の袴【くれないのはかま】

noun / ~する noun:

• using a new brush for the first time
• doing something for the first time
• man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

noun:

• Japanese bondage torture (hands and feet are behind the victim's back, and they are hanged from the ceiling with a rock on their back)

noun:

• zigzag pattern; zigzag formation
• steps down from a pier
• pathway covered by extended eaves to protect from snow
• large saw used by lumberjacks

noun:

• one face; one surface
• the whole surface
• one aspect; one side

noun / adverbial noun:

• (on) the other hand
• one broad, flat object
• front page (e.g. newspaper)

adverb:

• now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
• already; yet; by now; (not) anymore ➜ すでに
• further; more; again; another; the other

interjection:

• tsk; dammit; jeez; come on - used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation)