noun:

• sound shift (esp. in historical kana); new pronunciation - Linguistics term

noun:

• sound shift (esp. in historical kana); new pronunciation - abbreviation - Linguistics term ➜ 転呼音【てんこおん】

expression / noun:

• (being in) reduced circumstances; (having) fallen into poverty

expression:

• no matter what; whatever you say; in the end ➜ 何と言っても【なんといっても】・何たって

expression:

• excuse me (when passing in front of somebody) - polite language

noun:

• fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso ➜ 西京味噌

noun:

• senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)

noun:

• chow; three-in-a-row - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• (crime of) inflicting bodily injury resulting in death

noun:

• chai; spiced Indian tea (usu. boiled in milk) - From Hindi

expression / conjunction:

• thus; such being the case; in these circumstances

noun:

• Lockheed bribery scandal (uncovered in 1976)

adjective:

• emo; sad; melancholic - slang
• erotic in a disgusting way - pun on エロい and キモい - slang ➜ エロい・キモい

noun:

• right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth

noun:

• hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace

noun:

• boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar - Food term ➜ 膾【なます】

noun:

• fan that is no longer needed in autumn

noun:

• removing the weather stripping in spring - obscure term

noun:

• burning grass in spring (to kill insects)

noun:

• combatant
• interested party in warfare; warring nation; belligerent

noun:

• autumnal chill; touch of cold in the air

noun:

• mound made in the image of Mt. Fuji ➜ 富士講

~の noun:

• coplanar; in the same plane; flush; even (with) - often 同一平面上に

expression / noun:

• chink in the armor (armour) - colloquialism

noun:

• mochi freeze-dried in the winter air