noun:

• congratulatory postcards with a spring pattern sold every year in February

noun:

• gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)

noun:

• decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place

noun:

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

expression / adverb:

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

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:

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

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:

• nonenal (fatty acid responsible for a distinctive body odor in older people) ➜ 加齢臭

noun:

• man used by a woman to pay for her meals - slang ➜ 飯【めし】

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:

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

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

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense - polite language - archaism ➜ ませんでした

noun:

• P-valve; urinal built into a diver's dry suit

noun:

• Japanese ko-so-a-do demonstratives (e.g. pronouns: kore, sore, are, dore) - Linguistics term

noun / ~する noun:

• creeping (i.e. growing along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - Kansai dialect ➜ ない

interjection:

• humph; hmph

noun:

• map (or diagram, etc.) folded with a cover on each side - obscure term

noun:

• rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)