noun:

• checkmark; mark in the shape of the katakana "re"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be pretentious; to put on airs

noun:

• makeshift; for the time being

noun:

• world of tathata; "the pure and absolute truth of the tathata is as wide as the sea" [figurative] - Buddhism term

noun:

• swim bladder; air bladder ➜ 浮き袋

noun:

• half-crying; being on the verge of crying

noun / ~の noun:

• imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign ➜ 化外

expression / adjective:

• causing concern; bad for the heart [literal]

noun:

• tide pool; rocky place where sea water remains after the tide draws out

noun:

• flutter kick (swimming); the thrash

noun:

• gender preselection; selection of the sex of offspring

noun / ~する noun:

• books returned unsold; books returned to the library

noun:

• Tucana (constellation); the Toucan

noun:

• geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land

expression / ichidan verb:

• to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

noun:

• Daion; one of the eight gods of the koyomi ➜ 八将神

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time - idiom ➜ 二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず

noun:

• winter, night, and rainy weather; the ideal conditions for reading - four character idiom

noun:

• Cercopithecidae; family comprising the Old World monkeys

noun:

• sunny spot; exposure to the sun

noun:

• work experience; practical study in the real world

noun / ~の noun:

• oral; in the mouth

noun / ~する noun:

• abseiling; lowering on a rope - From German "Abseilen"

noun:

• anti-nuisance ordinance; ordinance against disturbing the peace - Law term

noun:

• PRISM; mass electronic surveillance program operated by the United States National Security Agency