expression / adjective:

• close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

~する noun:

• getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped ➜ マンネリ

noun:

• (in gagaku) scale similar to Dorian mode on B

adverb / ~と adverb:

• lightly; nimbly; with agility - onomatopoeia ➜ ひょいと
• casually; readily; regularly; in succession - onomatopoeia

noun:

• dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)

noun:

• lord (hereditary title for imperial descendants in outlying regions) - archaism ➜ 姓【かばね】

noun:

• organization of shrine parishioners in a hamlet; parish guild

noun:

• auxiliary actions (in Jodo: recitation, observation, worship, praise & offering) - Buddhism term ➜ 浄土宗

noun:

• eight parts of speech (in traditional English grammar, etc.) - obscure term - Linguistics term

noun:

• spotlight bulb (e.g. in interior lighting)

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• window (e.g. in an envelope, box, etc.); aperture

noun:

• General Agreement on Trade in Services; GATS

noun / ~する noun:

• product bundling; tie-in-sale; package deal

noun:

• built-in monitor - IT term

noun:

• auto-call; automatic calling (e.g. in data network) - IT term

expression:

• jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts - Martial Arts term

expression:

• (in spite of) being old enough to know better

noun:

• thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)

noun:

• someone engaged in a certain pursuit; practitioner; worker; employee

noun:

• imperial edict (written in a classical grandiose style) ➜ 宣命体

noun:

• away goals (rule in soccer)

noun:

• parallel universe (e.g. in SF); different-dimension world

noun:

• withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)

noun:

• type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa ➜ 金美人参・人参

noun:

• young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.) - familiar language