noun / ~する noun:

• not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence ➜ 無沙汰

noun:

• saucer
• person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver

noun / ~する noun:

• concentration; diligence; devotion
• asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment ➜ 六波羅蜜
• adherence to a vegetarian diet

noun:

• starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); calling off
• clearing an abacus - orig. meaning

noun:

• fertile shoot of field horsetail ➜ 杉菜
• wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings) ［どひつ］ ➜ 焼き筆

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming in a field [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather - From English "towel blanket"

noun:

• ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) - four character idiom

noun:

• ring; link
• open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony)

noun / ~する noun:

• criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; finding fault
• calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something

noun:

• Piltdown hoax (1912 discovery of a fossilized ape-human missing-link skull, later revealed to be fraudulent) - obscure term ➜ ピルトダウン人

noun:

• creating a noun by affixing "ku" to the end of an inflectable word (e.g. "omowaku", "osoraku")

noun:

• national holiday that has been moved to a Monday (e.g. Coming-of-Age Day) - From English "happy Monday" ➜ 成人の日

noun:

• promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); booth babe
• hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.)
• companion - orig. meaning

noun / ~する noun:

• open-air tea ceremony
• aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin
• something standing in the open

noun:

• hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

noun:

• hanger-on; dependent
• someone who is received coldly
• third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate) - familiar language

expression / ichidan verb:

• to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to remove the astringent taste from persimmons
• to soak in water; to steep in water ［さわす］
• to matte (with black lacquer) ［さわす］

noun:

• bait pitch; sucker pitch; pitch that lures a batter to swing - Baseball term

noun:

• plan of a house; arrangement of rooms; list of rooms in an apartment, excluding bathroom and toilet, encoded as a string of digits and letters (e.g. "2DK" for a two-room apartment with a kitchen/dining area)

noun:

• stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side
• rapid change in a situation, person's attitude, etc.

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends

adjectival noun:

• proper

noun:

• propagandist; propaganda - abbreviation
• full time (staff); career (job title) (e.g. someone who has worked in the same area from the start)
• regular price; net price

noun:

• scoring hand in hanafuda with one 20 point flower card and six 1 point flower cards ➜ 花札
• something (or someone) that stands out above the rest