noun:

• parts of a building to which electrical cables are attached

noun / ~する noun:

• burying a dead person's personal belongings with the body

noun:

• discount aimed specifically at those attending a demonstration

noun:

• uneven heating of food (esp. in a microwave) ➜ 斑【むら】・加熱ムラ【かねつムラ】

noun:

• uneven heating of food (esp. in a microwave) ➜ 斑【むら】

adverb:

• on rare occasions; once in a blue moon

noun:

• iron sight (on a gun, etc.)

adjectival noun / noun:

• smooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finish

noun:

• judicial review by a higher court without introducing new evidence - Law term

noun:

• winning hand consisting of four kongs and a pair - Mahjong term

noun:

• win on the last discard of a round - Mahjong term

noun:

• using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow - archaism

noun:

• regular respondent to a periodical or radio program - slang

noun:

• advertising insert (e.g. in a newspaper); inserted flyer

noun:

• rain symbol (e.g. in a weather forecast)

expression / noun:

• hanger-on; lackey; sycophant; snow stuck under a geta sandal [literal] - usu. in ref. to the smaller party in a coalition government - idiom - derogatory term

noun:

• celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child ➜ 五十日【いか】

noun:

• fiftieth day after the birth of a child
• fifty days

noun:

• four of a kind (poker hand) - From English "four card"

noun:

• large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain - from the idea that such sounds came from trees being felled by tengu ➜ 天狗

noun:

• atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience - colloquialism ➜ 雰囲気

noun:

• official promotional photo of a musician, model, etc. - from アーティスト写真 - abbreviation

noun:

• kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to try to ...; to be about to do ... - after the volitional form of verb
• to decide to ... - after the dictionary form of verb
• to take as; to treat as; to regard as
• to use for
• to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
• to decide that; to think that
• to make into; to change into
• to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
• to intend; to have the intention - with を目的

noun:

• island
• territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf - usually written using kana alone