noun:

• sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi

noun:

• platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants - Buddhism term

noun:

• sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion

noun:

• alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil

expression:

• talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

noun:

• turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓

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:

• Let's Play; recorded playthrough of a video game (usu. with player commentary)

noun:

• shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands - From English "select shop"

noun:

• paper-covered frame put over a hearth or brazier to make the fire last longer

noun:

• pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program - From English "radio name"

expression / godan ~す verb:

• what a hoot!; joke of the century!; one's navel boils water [literal] - idiom ➜ へそで茶を沸かす【へそでちゃをわかす】

noun:

• party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players

noun:

• woman with a diagonal strap between her breasts (shoulder bag, set belt, etc.) - slang ➜ おっぱい

noun:

• small folding knife with a rectangular blade used to sharpen pencils - from Mickey Mouse - Kansai dialect ➜ ボンナイフ

noun:

• new release of a song by the original artist or composer - From English "self cover"

noun / ~する noun:

• reading but not responding to a text message (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

noun:

• online sockpuppet (who acts on behalf of a company or organization); paid troll

adjective:

• many; numerous; a lot
• large quantity; large amount
• frequent; common

noun:

• human being; person; man; mankind; humankind
• character (of a person)

noun:

• bow (and arrow) - ゆ is usu. a prefix
• archery
• bow (for a violin, etc.)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete

adverb / ~の noun:

• previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

noun:

• ship's captain; skipper
• length of a ship ［せんちょう］
• boatman ［ふなおさ］

noun / ~する noun:

• control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order