noun:

• feelings of coolness (e.g. from wearing light clothing in hot weather); cool feeling; cool impression

noun:

• base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer

noun:

• type of lettering consisting of thick vertical and horizontal lines which is often used in seals

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• keeping calm and collected at times of disappoinment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity - archaism - four character idiom

noun:

• subprime lending in housing mortage market; housing loans to low-income, high-risk consumers

noun:

• weaverbird; weaver (any of a number of birds in family Ploceidae that weave elaborate nests)

noun:

• message butting in (to a conversation between two other people on a BBS, etc.) - slang

noun:

• par save (in golf, number of shots above par for that hole)

noun:

• river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine

noun:

• stream of water cascading onto one's back (in an onsen); pelting water; waterfall shower

noun:

• bianzhong (ancient Chinese musical instrument; bronze bells set in a wooden frame, played with a mallet) ➜ 鐘

noun:

• large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)

noun:

• full interchange (an interchange that has exits and entrances in both directions)

noun:

• Desert monitor (Varanus griseus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in North Africa and western Asia)

noun:

• Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard found in northern Australia)

noun:

• pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces - archaism ➜ 律令制・総領

expression / adverbial noun:

• to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

noun:

• horse oil; extract of horse subcutaneous fat, used in cosmetics and traditional medicine

noun:

• rush
• rush hour - abbreviation ➜ ラッシュ時・ラッシュアワー
• rush print (in films, anime, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ ラッシュプリント
• lighter aboard ship; LASH - abbreviation ➜ ラッシュ船

ichidan verb:

• to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order ➜ 並べ替える【ならべかえる】

godan ~る verb:

• to listen attentively to; to be lost in

noun:

• meat substitute; meat analogue
• cheaper meat used in place of beef or pork

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate - slang ➜ 詰める

noun:

• singer; vocalist
• nagauta singer (in kabuki) ➜ 長唄
• singer of Noh chants ➜ 謡

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying