noun:

• backslapping; a smile and a tap on the shoulder [literal]
• backslapper; someone who smiles and gives you a slap on the shoulder; someone who wins people over

noun:

• Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross

expression:

• grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously; let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• going west; leaving for the west

noun:

• 3D; three dimensional

conjunction:

• because; the reason being - archaism
• while; during

adverb:

• to the extent that; more and more ➜ 程

noun / ~する noun:

• north face; north side; the north; facing north

noun:

• my wife; "the wife"

noun:

• diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment - four character idiom ➜ 敵は本能寺にあり

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under - idiom ➜ 掬う

noun:

• sugidama; ball made from sprigs of Japanese cedar, traditionally hung in the eaves of sake breweries

expression:

• an eye for people; the ability to judge character

noun:

• free price; price determined by the seller, not the distributor or government

noun:

• publicly-traded stock; stock listed on the stock exchange

noun:

• homonymy; (two words) having the same pronunciation but bearing different meanings - Linguistics term

noun:

• out of bounds; beyond the pale

noun:

• nursing home; welfare facility for the elderly

noun / ~する noun:

• tripartite talk; three-man talk

noun:

• nowcast; prediction of the very near future (esp. one hour weather forecast)

expression:

• a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances - proverb ➜ 君子豹変【くんしひょうへん】
• the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor - proverb - colloquialism

noun:

• Aries (constellation); the Ram

noun:

• object of a verb; (in logic) the object

noun:

• Leo (5th zodiacal sign); the Lion

noun / ~する noun:

• south face; south side; the south; facing the south
• ascending the throne; ruling

noun:

• paleography; the study of ancient writings