adjective:

• reluctant; unwilling
• unfortunate; sad (when something doesn't go as planned or as you had hoped)

expression:

• when kids get in a fight, their parents come to their aid; yelping curs will raise mastiffs - proverb

expression / noun:

• the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life); (just) the way things are ➜ 浮世

adverb / ~と adverb:

• cool; collected - onomatopoeia
• expression of disappointment (e.g. falling "wuh-wuh-wuh" sound in TV shows, etc.) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• heliox; gas mixture of helium and oxygen; often hypoxic gas mix used by divers; medical gas used for its low density and easy breathing

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision

noun:

• dogmatism

noun:

• three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink

noun:

• gentle spring rain
• thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch) ［はるさめ］

noun:

• shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo)
• cornetfish - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

noun:

• red vinegar made from fermented sake lees - Food term
• plum vinegar with perilla leaves added - Food term ➜ 白酢

noun:

• sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies) - Food term ➜ 巻き寿司

noun:

• cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood - From English "color box"

noun:

• implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope

noun:

• kousso (vermifuge made from pistillate brayera flowers); kosso; cusso; koso - obscure term ➜ 苦蘇

noun:

• wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa ➜ 丸子船
• vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe

noun:

• false start of a bout - Sumo term
• backsies (called when taking back a move in a game)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct
• to tell on (someone); to tattle; to report
• to often say

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving (of food); helping

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce - abbreviation ➜ 盛り蕎麦

noun / ~する noun:

• sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

noun:

• retroflex; retroflex consonant; retroflex sound - Linguistics term

expression:

• Excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy (formal phrase used in business letters, etc.)

noun:

• strength and weakness; (degree of) strength
• stress (of a sound); loudness

noun:

• pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)

noun:

• dry lacquer statue; statue made from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with laquer