noun:

• yakuza; gangster; mobster; hoodlum; racketeer; gambler - poss. from 八九三

adjectival noun / noun:

• useless; worthless; good-for-nothing; trashy

noun:

• commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket - From English "pass case" ➜ 定期入れ【ていきいれ】

noun:

• troop headquarters; stronghold
• inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

expression / noun:

• prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission

noun:

• embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill

noun:

• shop used for testing sales of new products - From English "pilot shop" ➜ アンテナショップ

noun:

• long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs

noun:

• set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet ➜ 懐石料理

noun:

• each paying for his own account; sharing the expenses; Dutch treat - four character idiom ➜ 割り勘

noun / ~する noun:

• pumping up water (e.g. to a high place for energy storage)

noun:

• bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

noun:

• pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa)
• vulnerable body cavities - Martial Arts term

noun:

• mishearing
• (feigned) deafness
• homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

noun:

• letters-to-the-editor column; readers' section
• space for correspondence, messages, etc.

expression / adjectival noun:

• unmindful; without care for others; inconsiderate; unconcerned ➜ 無頓着

expression:

• disregarding; overlooking

noun:

• tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy
• spouse married late in life for companionship

noun:

• standing (for a long period of time); continuing to stand

noun:

• outdoor environmental educational program for city children (programme) - From English "second school"

noun:

• making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game - Baseball term

noun:

• site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)

noun:

• term of validity; period for which (a ticket) is available (valid)

noun:

• high cubic capacity (used for measuring shipping containers) - abbreviation

noun:

• plunger (for unblocking sinks, toilets, etc.)
• rubber cup

noun:

• taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism - four character idiom

expression:

• twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight) ➜ 逢う魔が時