noun:

• secret (method, trick, etc.); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); key (e.g. to success); recipe

noun:

• president (of a nation or company); chief executive
• big man; boss; buddy; mate - used vocatively; esp. of an actor - familiar language

noun / ~の noun:

• barefoot

suffix noun:

• superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement) ［はだし］

noun:

• tire track
• traces of a person or thing; path one has taken
• locus - Mathematics term

noun / ~する noun:

• slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation
• consideration; thoughtfulness

noun:

• great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi) - honorific language - Buddhism term

noun:

• proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

noun:

• credit card issued by a particular store or business - From English "house card"

noun:

• appetizer
• later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque) ➜ 先日付け

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties

noun / ~する noun:

• crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match - Sumo, Martial Arts term

noun:

• disposing of a case by placing an offender on probation or under supervision

noun:

• autograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work

noun:

• yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)

noun:

• young mother (i.e. early twenties or younger, sometimes previously a juvenile delinquent) - ヤン is from ヤンキー or ヤング ➜ ヤンキー・ヤング

noun:

• left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef - Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• joining elements so they mate or hook together (e.g. a clutch); engagement

noun:

• melody or flushing sound played by a Japanese toilet to mask excretion sounds

noun / ~する noun:

• (providing) covering fire - four character idiom
• supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

expression:

• easy; simple; even if you're an idiot or a simpleton [literal] - チョン is often a racist term for Koreans - sensitive ➜ チョン

noun:

• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

~と adverb:

• with a crunching or grinding sound - onomatopoeia
• quickly; promptly; abruptly; simply; efficiently
• crispily; crunchily ➜ さくさく

expression / godan ~る verb:

• clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance) - obscure term

noun:

• yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of a trigram) ➜ 卦