noun:

• inventive step; invention (with respect to prior art)

noun:

• money handout to stimulate the economy (April 2009)

godan ~す verb:

• to hammer out thinly (e.g. goldleaf)

godan ~す verb:

• to make text longer by additional writing

ichidan verb:

• to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• hard (due to freezing, drying, etc.)
• wound up; tense

ichidan verb:

• to change, e.g. step

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to go out in a merry mood

godan ~る verb:

• to force someone out of the ring - Sumo term

expression:

• from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to rise (e.g. sun, moon)

temporal noun:

• prior to death; during one's lifetime

noun:

• chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment

noun:

• bell or gong used to signal soldiers

suffix:

• just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.) ➜ ぽっきり

noun:

• reservationist; person whose job is to take reservations

adjective:

• can't occur easily; difficult to happen

noun:

• convert; person converted to a religion or belief

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become a thing of the past

adjectival noun:

• attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed - combination of きめ細か and 細やか ➜ きめ細か【きめこまか】・細やか【こまやか】

noun:

• necklace carpetshark (Parascyllium variolatum, species endemic to Australia)

~と adverb:

• brimming; full to the point of overflowing - onomatopoeia
• loose; baggy ➜ ゆったり・ぶかぶか・だぶだぶ

noun:

• woman paid to accompany men at various events - From English "reception attendant" ➜ レセプタント

noun:

• woman paid to accompany men at various events - abbreviation - From English "reception attendant" ➜ レセプションアテンダント

noun:

• plank used to dry wet clothes or paper