noun:

• Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
• trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre ［すっぽん］
• bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships) ［すっぽん］

noun:

• soup served at the end of a traditional Japanese dinner; last soup served in a Kaiseki course (often miso soup) ➜ 会席料理

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to keep (someone) at a distance

noun:

• closure at a high price; closing higher

noun:

• family of a soldier at the front

noun:

• examination table (at a doctor's office)

adverb:

• while at a distance; indirectly; casually

noun / ~する noun:

• introduction of poems at a poetry party

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be at a loss for words

noun:

• lining at the bottom of a kimono

noun:

• freshly caught seafood broiled at a beach

noun:

• port at the mouth of a river

noun:

• chief brewer at a sake brewery

noun:

• assisting at dinner; dining with a superior

noun:

• worship by the emperor at a shrine ➜ 御親拝

~と adverb:

• with a swoosh; at one fell swoop - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a parting shot at

noun:

• norito read at a great purification event - obscure term - Shintō term ➜ 大祓

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to be at a loss for words ➜ 言葉に詰まる

noun:

• courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)

noun:

• cold dish (e.g. at a restaurant)

noun:

• hot dish (e.g. at a restaurant) ➜ 冷製

noun:

• exhibiting company (at a trade show, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• floral decorations, e.g. at a wedding

noun:

• concert band (at a school); wind ensemble - abbreviation ➜ 吹奏楽部