adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

noun:

• nectar
• honey
• honeydew
• treacle; molasses
• sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

noun:

• benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity ［じん］
• human ［じん］
• kernel
• nucleolus ［じん］ ➜ 核小体

noun:

• sweet rice jelly
• Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener) - orig. meaning

noun:

• publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality

noun:

• vegetables; (edible) greens
• blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)

adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

noun:

• minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)

noun:

• that kind (may be used as a disparaging term for another person)
• competition; match

noun:

• traditional "Chinese" medicine for the stomach (usually prepared as small dark spherical pills)

noun:

• pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit - From English "pocket (handker)chief"

noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities

noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activites - obscure term ➜ 十二直

noun:

• Ming & Xing-era Chinese music (as popularized in Japan before the First Sino-Japanese war) ➜ 清楽・明楽

noun / ~する noun:

• popping bubble-wrap (e.g. for fun or as a stress relief technique) ➜ ぷちぷち

expression:

• a curse will rebound on yourself as well; curses, like chickens, come home to roost - proverb

adverb:

• at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by) - in form 〜のまにまに ➜ ままに

noun:

• original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.) ➜ ねた

noun:

• long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)

noun:

• maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period) ➜ 飯盛り

noun:

• koto erected in one's yard as decoration during the Festival to Plead for Skills - archaism ➜ 乞巧奠

noun:

• umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 猪苓舞茸

adverb:

• anyway; anyhow; as one likes
• by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

noun:

• reflation - abbreviation ➜ リフレーション
• reflexology (type of massage; often used as a cover for illicit sexual services) - abbreviation ➜ リフレクソロジー
• refresh - abbreviation ➜ リフレッシュ

noun:

• handing over in its present state; selling as-is, without warranty (esp. second-hand goods)