noun:

• maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes

noun:

• idol (esp. in the philosophy of Francis Bacon: idols of the tribe, cave, market, and theater) - From Latin "idola"

noun:

• starburst galaxy; galaxy in the process of an exceptionally high rate of star formation - Astronomy term ➜ スターバースト銀河【スターバーストぎんが】

noun:

• starburst galaxy; galaxy in the process of an exceptionally high rate of star formation - Astronomy term

noun:

• triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits - Mahjong term

noun:

• day of national humiliation (used in China for certain anniversaries of incidents where Japan humiliated China)

noun:

• tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)

noun:

• Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses (1948 act, replaced in 1984); Entertainment and Amusement Trades Control Law ➜ 風営適正化法

noun:

• peasants chosen to carry the payment of a tax (in kind) to the capital (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• canoe, etc. in very clear water (illusion of flying)

pronoun:

• Flying Canoe (Canadian folk-tale)

noun:

• leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.) - Sumo, Martial Arts term
• foothold; pedal

adverbial noun:

• nearly (used to estimate a period of time by rounding up incomplete units) ➜ 丸【まる】

noun:

• zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
• hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family) ［四手・垂］

expression:

• if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field

noun:

• maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut - from うなぎ and かっぱ
• mascot character used by Tajimi City in Gifu

noun:

• Cakraratna; wheel-shaped treasure possessed by the ideal universal ruler, carried in front of him during excursions to allow easy passage - Buddhism term ➜ 転輪王・法輪

adjective:

• near; close; short (distance)
• close (in time); soon
• close (relationship); friendly; intimate
• closely related
• similar; likeworthy; almost the same

noun:

• a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure

noun:

• western direction
• Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise) ［さいほう］ - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 西方浄土
• western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo) ［にしがた］ - Martial Arts term

noun:

• conduct; behaviour
• movements; gesture; one's carriage
• performance (on stage, etc.); dance; acting
• dance (in kabuki); dance play - abbreviation ➜ 所作事

noun:

• international marriage which is recognized in only one party's country (e.g. same-sex marriage, polygamy, underage marriage)

noun:

• children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck - archaism

expression / noun:

• fruits of one's wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)

noun:

• flipping (e.g. coin)
• two-timing; changing sides - slang
• zapping; channel-surfing ➜ ザッピング
• flipping; ring inversion - Chemistry term ➜ 環反転
• flipping; casting technique in fishing

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for
• to indulge in; to devour greedily