noun:

• Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure) ➜ 杜仲

noun:

• tea gathering (for the tea ceremony)
• some matter concerning tea
• family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one
• to pull (something) closer

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

noun:

• the end; closing; being done for - polite language ➜ 仕舞い

interjection:

• that's it; that's enough; that's all

noun / ~する noun:

• ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself)
• going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

noun / ~する noun:

• rōnin; ronin; masterless samurai
• waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination ［浪人］

noun:

• person out of work; jobless person ［浪人］
• wanderer; drifter ［浪人］ - orig. meaning - archaism

noun:

• dried lacquer
• dry lacquer (technique); kanshitsu; technique for making objects (vessels, sculptures, statues, etc.) from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with lacquer

noun / ~する noun:

• Galapagosization; widespread design of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports - because the Galapagos contains many endemic species

noun:

• reference materials; specimen for reference; reference item; specimen

noun:

• care for the aged; elderly care; aged care

noun:

• blood spilt from the body
• blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

noun:

• skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear - orig. meaning
• victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.) ➜ 槍玉に挙げる

noun:

• bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow) - archaism
• bracer (for the elbow of an archer)

expression:

• don't be a sore loser; don't make excuses for your failures; a defeated general should not talk of strategy [literal] - proverb

expression:

• first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines

noun:

• first quotation for a stock at the first exchange meeting of the New Year
• initial share price during a public offering

noun:

• iron (for pressing clothes)
• hair iron; hair tong; curling tong

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be thirsty; to feel thirsty ➜ 喉が乾く
• to thirst for; to crave - often as 〜に渇いた

noun / ~する noun:

• opening a new shop
• opening a shop (for the day)

noun:

• test for a position in a company; company entrance test

noun:

• drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to yield; to give way to; to make way for