noun:

• Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan) ➜ 篠竹【すずたけ】

noun:

• reader numbers; number of subscribers (e.g. to a magazine)

noun:

• firm adherence to one's principles
• chastity (of a woman)

noun:

• (mobile phone) number portability (introduced to Japan in October 2005) ➜ ナンバーポータビリティー

noun:

• malaria therapy (formerly used to treat syphilis, etc.)

noun:

• roasted millet or rice cake used to make okoshi ➜ 興し【おこし】

noun:

• First Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)

noun:

• Second Epistle to Timothy (book of the Bible)

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - polite language ➜ ない・ます

noun:

• coffee (hot, as opposed to iced) Antonym: アイスコーヒー ➜ 珈琲

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

noun:

• shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - polite language - Kansai dialect ➜ ません

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be jealous - idiom

noun:

• you (referring to one's spouse or partner); dear - archaism - polite language

noun:

• Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva) - Buddhism term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)

prefix:

• self-
• from ... ［じ］ ➜ 至
• this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned ［じ］

noun:

• person who turns up at the right moment to help

noun:

• sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen - colloquialism ➜ 三線

expression / adjectival noun:

• hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible ➜ 様【よう】

noun:

• 88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)

noun:

• formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent) - Law term

noun:

• physical reaction caused by a phobia about going to work

noun:

• extra-net (as opposed to Internet) - IT term