noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇鍋

noun:

• thick malt syrup poured into boiling water and sprinkled with cinnamon (used as a refreshing summer drink) - Food term ➜ 水飴・冷やし飴

noun:

• long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path) - めんどう is also written with the ateji 面道 ➜ 寝殿造り

noun:

• Citizens' Band; CB (radio)
• convertible bond ➜ 転換社債
• chronic bronchitis ➜ 慢性気管支炎
• chemical and biological (weapons)
• center back ➜ センターバック
• community business

noun:

• atman; one's true self, which transcends death and is part of the universal Brahman (in Hinduism) - From Sanskrit "ātman" ➜ ブラフマン

noun:

• fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc.

noun:

• facility that serves meals and provides rooms for short-stay or overnight guests - From English "restaurant hotel"

noun:

• yaki-fu; wheat gluten leavened with baking powder and baked into long bread-like sticks - Food term ➜ 麸【ふ】

noun:

• warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed) - abbreviation - Food term ➜ 熱盛り蕎麦

noun:

• ABCD line; embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940

noun:

• winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ ジュンチャンタイヤオチュウ

noun:

• bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days) - Buddhism term ➜ 中陰

noun / ~する noun:

• closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
• pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

noun / ~する noun:

• thought; thinking; contemplation; consideration - esp. しい
• using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation; concentrated thought; deliberating; pondering; reflecting - esp. しゆい - Buddhism term

noun:

• mountain where old people were abandoned (according to legend); "position in an organization to which an ineffective person is transferred" [figurative]

noun:

• stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence
• radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily) ➜ 基【き】
• root - Mathematics term
• indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs) - Buddhism term

adverb:

• without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; without shilly-shallying; straight to the point; getting to the heart of the matter ➜ ずばり
• cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly

noun:

• the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine - Buddhism term ➜ 輪宝・転法輪

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make the smart move (after taking in the situation, etc.) ➜ 気を利かせる
• to do the tactful or helpful thing (after considering someone's feelings) ➜ 気を利かせる

noun:

• appetizer or snack served with drinks
• performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)

noun:

• message appended to a note accompanying a gift, requesting the recipient to keep the gift at hand

noun / ~する noun:

• going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge
• recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

expression / ichidan verb:

• to let someone have the credit for (a success); to let someone else carry the flowers [literal]