noun:

• checkmark; mark in the shape of the katakana "re"

noun:

• Tet Offensive (North Vietnamese offensive launched in January 1968)

noun:

• groove in the body of wooden plane which holds the blade

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to explain or describe a situation or matter in greatest details

expression:

• to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust ➜ 御覚えがめでたい

expression:

• to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust ➜ 覚えがめでたい

noun:

• XO sauce (spicy seafood sauce used primarily in Cantonese cooking)

noun:

• Ogopogo (lake monster reported to live in Canada's Lake Okanagan)

noun:

• Burgess fauna (animal fossils found in the Burgess Shale)

godan ~す verb / expression:

• to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

noun:

• soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)

noun:

• Patriotic War (Russian name for the war with Napoleon in 1812)

noun:

• Paris syndrome (psychological problems associated with living in Paris)

noun:

• fundamental tone in the traditional Japanese 12-tone scale (approx. D) - Music term ➜ 黄鐘【こうしょう】・十二律

noun:

• Taisha-kyo (sect of Shinto; renamed Izumo Oyashiro-kyo in 1951) - obsolete term ➜ 出雲大社教

noun:

• DIP switch; Dual In-line Package switch - IT term

noun:

• registry (in Windows OS) - IT term
• registry; register; collection of records

~する noun:

• to be in one's office; to work for a company

adjectival noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb / noun:

• busy; hurried; rushed - archaism

noun / adjectival noun:

• Yours Sincerely; Yours in haste - letters ending with this start with 前略, 冠省, etc. ➜ 草々

expression:

• views in and around the city of Kyoto (paintings and drawings) ➜ 図・洛中洛外

noun:

• professional team (usu. in sport); pro team

noun:

• mountain covered in autumn colours at the end of autumn ➜ 紅葉

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to unseat someone (in an election); to defeat a sitting member

expression / ichidan verb:

• to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)

noun:

• faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark