noun:

• mochi freeze-dried in the winter air

noun:

• medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin

noun:

• having lunch in a toilet cubicle by oneself - slang

noun:

• ball won in a game of pachinko ➜ パチンコ

noun / ~する noun:

• indulging in pleasure; giving oneself up to enjoyment - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• double-dipping (a food item in sauce)

noun:

• dish served in a lacquered bowl
• celebratory banquet ➜ 大盤振る舞い【おおばんぶるまい】

noun:

• other companies in the same business; rival firms

expression:

• everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

noun:

• secession (esp. in art, architecture, etc.) - From German "Sezession" ➜ セセッション

noun:

• oysters cooked in the shell

expression / ~よい adjective:

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

noun:

• sound drop-out (e.g. in audio equipment)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• self-satisfaction (esp. in a nationalistic sense); smugness - orig. used specifically to make fun of Koreans, now broader - slang - derogatory term - From Korean "heolheol"

noun:

• cineast; someone who works in the movie industry

noun:

• udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste

noun:

• payment in substitutes; accord and satisfaction; substitute performance - Law term

noun:

• instructor with a career in their subject area

noun:

• gynoid; fembot; female android (esp. in science fiction)

noun:

• cold vegetable hors d'oeuvres in Chinese cuisine - Food term

noun:

• auspicious characters (used in people or place names)

noun:

• barakah (type of spiritual power in Islam); baraka - From Arabic

noun:

• three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)

noun:

• background music (in a movie, television drama, etc.)

noun:

• tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in Kabuki)