noun:

• pao cai; pow tsai; pickled vegetable, usu. cabbage, found in Szechuan cuisine - From Chinese

noun:

• blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871) - archaism

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties - abbreviation ➜ 公務執行妨害罪

noun:

• winning hand with at least one terminal or honor tile in each set - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 混全帯公九【ホンチャンタイヤオチュウ】

expression / noun:

• video game in which the player is likely to die frequently - slang ➜ ゲー

noun:

• pinfall; pinning an opponent's shoulders to the ground (e.g. in wrestling)

noun / ~する noun:

• returning to the previous page (in an internet browser) - colloquialism - From English "browser back"

noun:

• nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis) - slang - Sports term

expression:

• you can make friends anywhere; not even in hell is everyone an ogre [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out ➜ うたた寝【うたたね】

noun:

• foreign-body sensation (e.g.contact lens, something stuck in one's throat)

noun:

• Kyoto-Shiga; Kyoto and Shiga

noun:

• Japan-Thailand; Japan and Thailand

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
• to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan

interjection:

• yes ➜ はい

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan ➜ あゆの風【あゆのかぜ】

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan ➜ あいの風

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan ➜ あいの風

noun:

• value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles - Mahjong term ➜ 圏風牌・門風牌・三元牌
• winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor - Mahjong term ➜ 役【やく】

noun:

• area of a soccer pitch between the penalty area and the centre ring (of tactical importance) - Sports term - From English "vital area"

noun / ~する noun:

• setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business ➜ サラ

noun:

• Japanese bondage torture (bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, and the rope is tightened until their ankles touch their neck)

noun:

• little four winds; winning hand consisting of three kongs or pungs of winds and a pair of the fourth wind - Mahjong term - From Chinese