noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.) - four character idiom

expression:

• something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth ➜ 重陽

expression:

• delusion; trick of the imagination ➜ 気迷い

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush [literal] ➜ やぶ蛇

noun:

• radiation genetics; study of the effects of radiation on genes

~と adverb:

• brimming; full to the point of overflowing - onomatopoeia
• loose; baggy ➜ ゆったり・ぶかぶか・だぶだぶ

noun:

• sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

noun:

• Columbian exchange; widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, disease, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds

noun:

• partial bath; submerging only part of the body in water

noun:

• mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain
• unfulfilled genius; dormant talent

expression:

• what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...

noun:

• false science; science out of line with the world of thought

adverb:

• conversely; on the contrary

expression / noun:

• ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger

noun:

• head and legs; the body

noun:

• Hydra (constellation); the Sea Serpent - Astronomy term

noun:

• Hapalemur; genus comprising the gentle lemurs

noun:

• National Military Establishment; forerunner to the U.S. Department of Defense (1947-1949)

noun:

• sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others ➜ 御裾分け

noun:

• Ascomycota; phylum comprising the sac fungi

noun:

• old people's talk; sociolect of the elderly - Linguistics term

noun:

• homophone; word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

noun:

• Pavo (constellation); the Peacock - Astronomy term

noun:

• sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen - colloquialism ➜ 三線