noun:

• operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion

noun / ~する noun:

• airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould) ➜ 虫干し

noun:

• back part of a kimono

noun:

• eldest grandson of an Emperor in the line of descent

noun:

• ceremony of releasing captive animals

noun / ~する noun:

• assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva) - Buddhism term

noun:

• give an airing

noun:

• masochistic view of history; self-tormenting historical view

noun:

• kanji composed entirely of duplicate radicals - e.g. 林 or 森 - Linguistics term

noun:

• feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction

noun:

• swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season

noun:

• feeling of war-weariness - four character idiom

noun:

• publication of results; announcement of results

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have an excuse

noun:

• complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits - four character idiom

noun:

• person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person

noun:

• small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt - Food term
• seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid) - Food term

noun:

• lack of evidence; insufficient evidence

noun:

• five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead - Buddhism term

noun:

• axiom of Archimedes

expression / adjective:

• out of control; out of hand; unmanageable - idiom

adjectival noun:

• making light of; disregarding ➜ 徒や疎か【あだやおろそか】

noun:

• interference in the domestic affairs of another country - four character idiom

expression:

• one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire; tiger in front, wolf in the back [literal] - four character idiom

noun:

• middle of a body of water (e.g. a lake, a river)