noun:

• roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

noun:

• taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 取り箸

noun:

• facing of a tatami mat

expression / ichidan verb:

• to measure with a rule

expression:

• one should not rush to make a profit; business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool: long and thin - obscure term

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to have a talk; to tell a story

noun:

• missing a meal; losing means to make one's livelihood

godan ~る verb:

• to keep a watch (on)

expression:

• a word or two

noun:

• right cylinder

expression:

• ready with a rifle leveled

noun:

• a baby's first bath

noun:

• rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance

noun:

• right side

noun:

• right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)

noun:

• central black dot on a go board
• Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to cross a mountain

noun:

• secession from a party

expression:

• at a loose end; having nothing to do

noun:

• dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder) - Food term

expression / noun:

• having a happy and harmonious relationship (of a husband and wife) - idiom

noun:

• middle of a word
• within a word

noun:

• a few moments ➜ 一瞬

noun / ~する noun:

• making a mistake (in a game) - From English "play miss"

noun:

• one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9) - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 辺張待ち【ペンチャンまち】