noun:

• spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind

expression / noun:

• young lover of an older woman

noun:

• resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case

noun:

• Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)

noun:

• smooth unlettered back surface of an old "zeni" coin - archaism ➜ 銭【ぜに】

noun:

• trunk; stem; stalk - archaism
• shaft (of an arrow)
• handle

noun:

• writing style in the manner of an imperial edict

noun:

• Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)

noun:

• decorative cap of an eave-end roof tile ➜ 軒丸瓦・軒平瓦

noun:

• adult and larval stages (e.g. of an insect)

noun:

• nominal holder of an allocated rice field (ritsuryo system) - archaism ➜ 名田【みょうでん】

noun:

• most specific part of an address (postal term); neighbourhood

noun / ~の noun:

• instantaneous; blindingly quick; (in) the blink of an eye

noun:

• under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit

noun:

• perspective of an ordinary person; common sense; popular feeling

noun / ~する noun:

• clear profit; great profit (without any investment)

adverbial noun / noun:

• non-leap year
• normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)

noun:

• clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water) - four character idiom

noun:

• (not even) a bit of; (not even) a hint of; (not) an iota of - four character idiom

expression:

• an army marches on its stomach; you can't fight on an empty stomach [literal] - proverb

noun:

• paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

adjective:

• seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

noun:

• stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion

noun / ~の noun:

• secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

noun:

• chemical reaction
• generation of an unexpected result from combining things