noun:

• roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, or sweetened with sugar, etc.)

noun:

• sea pen (any coelenterate of the family Pennatulidae or related families); sea feather

noun:

• lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.

noun:

• words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts ➜ 放送禁止用語

noun:

• Hemiscylliidae; family of tropical Indo-Pacific longtail carpet sharks or bamboo sharks

noun:

• government position (or office) not specified in the administrative code of the ritsuryo - archaism ➜ 令【りょう】・律令【りつりょう】

noun:

• kanji without kanbun assistance markings ➜ 訓点【くんてん】
• poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections

adjectival noun:

• meaningless; incomprehensible

noun:

• all simples; winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 断ヤオ九

noun:

• croque-madame; croque-monsieur with a fried or poached egg - From French ➜ クロックムッシュ

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside - Sports term

expression / adjective:

• (after the ren'yōkei form of a verb) indicates concession or compromise ➜ てもいい
• indicates permission ➜ てもいい

noun:

• small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses); small farewell gift

noun:

• scale (of fish, snake, etc.)
• serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

noun:

• Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth) - named after a character in Tolstoy's novel "Resurrection" - From Russian "Katyusha"
• Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - From English "one box car"

noun:

• simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato pure) - Food term - From English "chicken rice"

noun:

• apostille; stamp or certificate of public document authentication in accordance with Hague Convention XII

noun:

• soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl

noun:

• Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees

noun:

• all terminals; winning hand consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• scorch; burn; scorching
• burnt rice ➜ お焦げ【おこげ】
• part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

noun:

• apartment too small to be legally rented out, and hence let as office or storage space

noun:

• place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty; wharf

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• distorted; crooked; irregular; warped

noun / adjectival noun:

• oval; elliptical shape

noun:

• round, wooden container for cooked rice ➜ 飯櫃【めしびつ】
• oval coin

noun:

• aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital - Medicine term
• after-sales service - From English "after care" ➜ アフターサービス