noun:

• decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place

noun:

• in calligraphy, a triangular stroke going from upper left to lower right

noun:

• sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake

expression / adverb:

• without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

noun:

• allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining

adverb:

• certainly; absolutely ［努努・努々］ - usu. in expressions of prohibition
• (not even) a little bit - usu. with negative verb forms
• diligently

noun:

• dreams ［夢夢・夢々］

godan ~る verb:

• to perform a small motion repetitively (e.g. picking or poking something)

noun:

• match that determines if a rikishi will have more wins than losses

noun:

• wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

noun:

• ritual gestures (squatting, clapping, etc.) indicating that a fight will be clean - Sumo term

noun:

• gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg

noun:

• structure of an artwork; pictorial design
• pictures inserted in a book

noun:

• repeat of a deuce (in tennis, etc.) - usu. as ジュースアゲーン, アゲーンワン, etc. - From English "again"

adverb:

• again

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:

• (logical) conversion (transposition of subject and predicate to form a new proposition)

noun:

• uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)

noun:

• criminal conspiracy (participation in the planning a crime, but not its execution)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.) - obscure term

noun:

• dasabhumi (forty-first to fiftieth stages in the development of a bodhisattva) - Buddhism term

noun:

• continuous session (e.g. trading in a stock exchange); zaraba

noun:

• 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara

noun:

• blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)

expression / adjective:

• influential; powerful; popular; prosperous (when modifying a noun); doing well ➜ 羽振りがいい【はぶりがいい】・羽振り

noun:

• type of scuba buoyancy control device with a back-mounted air bladder - From English "back float type"