noun:

• semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light

noun:

• compromised shaku (compromise between the Kyouhou shaku and the Matajirou shaku; approx. 30.3 cm) - archaism

ichidan verb:

• to have become worn
• to be used to the ways of the world

noun:

• supermoon; full moon or new moon occurring while the Moon is closest to the Earth

conjunction / expression:

• to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

noun:

• day on which many companies hold shareholders meetings (to limit disruption by would-be blackmailers)

noun:

• sommelier (sommeliere); waiter or waitress who manages and is an expert on wine - From French

noun:

• mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.

noun:

• food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish

noun:

• women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII

noun:

• "grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings ➜ 古医方

noun:

• kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku - Music term

noun / ~する noun:

• impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric
• type of noh costume

noun:

• soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen) - Food term

noun:

• pork cutlet and egg dish (usu. served on top of rice) ➜ カツ

~と adverb / adverb:

• isolated; standing alone - ぽっつり is emphatic - onomatopoeia
• falling in drops (e.g. rain) - onomatopoeia
• saying a single word; muttering just a few words - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)

expression:

• be moderate with your mouth; sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth [literal] - proverb

noun:

• training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run - From English "image training"

noun:

• tactic of avoiding hitting the ball (e.g. to tire out the pitcher) - Baseball term - From English "waiting"
• waiting; holding back; refraining

noun:

• method of dyeing in which a color repeatedly goes from dense to diffuse, diffuse to dense - imported from western China and used in Buddhist pictures, temple ornaments, etc., during the Nara and Heian periods

conjunction:

• in addition; furthermore
• above (which); on top of (which)

noun:

• equality (esp. of status, on equal terms); equivalence

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• equivalent; equal

noun:

• source of electricity; electrical power
• power (button on TV, etc.)