expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

noun:

• Japanese ball game similar to pinball - From English "smart ball"

noun:

• mochi added to rice gruel (15th of the first month) - obscure term

expression:

• striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life - Buddhism term

noun:

• letting horses out the barn to graze (in spring)

noun:

• breaking and removing frozen snow to expose the ground - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• preliminary boiling (of hard-to-cook ingredients); cooking in advance

noun:

• smokers forced to smoke outside; firefly tribe [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving water in the bathtub (to use later for laundry)

expression / adjectival noun:

• seeming to have a problem, issue, etc. ➜ 気【げ】・訳あり【わけあり】

noun:

• tossed coin (to a street performer or beggar)

noun:

• adhan; azan; Islamic call to prayer (usu. from a minaret) - From Arabic

noun:

• recommended route for tourists to follow - From English "model course"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to let something (e.g. frypan, pot) cool down

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.) ➜ 走馬灯

noun:

• boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period) ➜ 釜茹で【かまゆで】

noun:

• male pregnancy; mpreg - used by Boys' Love fans - slang
• father-to-be; partner of pregnant woman ➜ プレパパ

ichidan verb:

• to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings

noun / ~する noun:

• living in tranquility; retiring to the countryside

noun:

• retirement house

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)

noun:

• land given to high-ranking government officials (ritsuryo system) ➜ 職分田

noun:

• Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita; Japanese puzzle similar to tangram

noun:

• downshifter; someone who has decided to live a simpler life ➜ ダウンシフト

noun:

• promise to repay a debt after achieving promotion or success

noun:

• parts of a building to which electrical cables are attached