noun:

• railgun (gun in which a conductive projectile is propelled using electromagnetic force)

noun:

• coilgun (gun in which a magnetic projectile is propelled using electromagnetic coils)

noun:

• place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival ➜ 旅所

noun / ~する noun:

• adding or removing rolling stock to a train that is in service

expression / noun:

• withered trees and frozen rocks; "a person that is hard to approach" [figurative]

noun:

• furigana where kana is associated each character of a compound ➜ モノルビ

noun:

• furigana where kana is associated a whole compound - From English "group ruby" ➜ モノルビ

expression:

• there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary - after a verb
• does not match; out of reach of - after a noun

particle:

• used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!" - male language

particle:

• is it?; isn't it? - marks wh-question (what, where, who) - familiar language
• be; is - strengthens one's judgment or conclusion - children's language

expression:

• yes it is!; it surely is; certainly - often as resp. to まさか... ➜ 真逆【まさか】

noun:

• Kintaro; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength - childhood name of late-Heian warrior Sakata no Kintoki
• Kintaro doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron)
• diamond-shaped apron

expression:

• as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now

expression:

• feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year

noun:

• member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities - humorous term ➜ 帰宅部

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - From English "idol collage"

noun:

• adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman) ➜ 新成人

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to say as a tradition; to customarily say
• to have a habit of saying

~する noun:

• to become a mistress; to serve as a concubine ➜ 妾奉公
• to serve one's master ➜ 主人に仕える

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to fawn on; to butter up to
• to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

noun:

• bedding; bed - archaism ➜ 枕席

noun / ~する noun:

• to sleep together in the same bed - archaism
• to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow - archaism
• to sleep together using books as a pillow - archaism

adverb:

• naturally; as a matter of course

noun:

• childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

noun:

• (one acting as a) foster parent

adverb:

• helplessly; reluctantly; as a last resort