noun:

• ascending trench or pathway cut into a naturally-occurring slope ➜ 横堀【よこぼり】

noun:

• boiled rice mixed with vegetables and meat or fish - Food term ➜ 加薬飯

noun:

• green flash (optical phenomenon occurring shortly after sunset or before sunrise)

noun:

• elder sister - abbreviation ➜ お姉さん
• effeminate man (often homosexual or transsexual) - usually written using kana alone - slang ➜ おかま

noun:

• isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.)

noun:

• isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.) ➜ 独歩高【どっぽだか】

interjection:

• heigh-hoh; heave-ho; alley oop; (expression of) effort or strain

adjectival noun:

• discursive (i.e. proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than intuition)

noun:

• mochi rice topped with fish (or other food) and steamed - Food term

interjection:

• I see; wow; expression of surprise or admiration regarding something just heard

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)

noun:

• royalty seeking refuge outside the palace or capital during an emergency - archaism

noun:

• broadcast marathon; transmitting sequential episodes of a radio or television series

noun:

• metal frame stairs or ladders found on military and commercial ships - From German "Leiter"

noun:

• drybrush; brush which gives a blurred effect in writing or painting

noun:

• New Year party where greetings (or business cards, etc.) are exchanged

noun:

• band with mostly middle-aged or elderly members

noun:

• patterned cloth laid on a table or Buddhist altar; antependium

noun:

• kakistocracy; government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens

noun:

• soju; Korean spirit typically distilled from rice or sweet potatoes - From Korean

noun:

• long strips of decorative paper or leather attached to a matoi ➜ 纏

noun:

• hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine - Food term - From Korean

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to push; to press ［押す］
• to apply pressure from above; to press down ［押す・圧す］
• to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal ［押す・捺す］ ➜ 判を押す
• to affix (e.g. gold leaf) ［押す］
• to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence ［押す］
• to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress ［押す・圧す］
• to push (events along); to advance (a plan) ［押す］
• to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force ［押す］
• to make sure ［押す］ ➜ 念を押す【ねんをおす】・駄目を押す【だめをおす】
• to be pressed for time ［押す］
• to advance troops; to attack ［押す］
• (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface ［押す］

noun:

• pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)

noun / ~する noun:

• temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; loan
• proceeding to; leaving for ➜ 出向く