noun:

• type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen) ➜ 浄瑠璃

noun:

• polynya; area of open water surrounded by sea ice - From Russian "polyn'ya"

expression / noun:

• covered by the other party (usu. expenses) ➜ 此方持ち【こちらもち】

noun:

• symplesiomorphy; ancestral trait shared by two or more taxa

noun / ~の noun:

• orange color traditionally worn by the crown prince ➜ 禁色・皇太子

noun / ~する noun:

• preparing food (esp. fish) by rinsing it with vinegar - Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.

expression:

• by any standard; (not) even as flattery

expression:

• a meeting by chance is preordained - proverb ➜ 袖振り合うも他生の縁

noun:

• apartment rented by the month - From English "monthly mansion" ➜ マンション

noun:

• chima; long skirt traditionally worn by Korean women - From Korean

expression / noun:

• red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court) ➜ 紅の袴【くれないのはかま】

expression / adverb:

• any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything ➜ 何でも

noun / ~する noun:

• obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to beat someone by ganging up on them - colloquialism ➜ 袋叩き【ふくろだたき】

noun:

• distinguished professor (unofficial title awarded by the institution itself)

noun:

• filter bubble; intellectual isolation caused by personalized search technologies

noun:

• pebble throwing game played by young girls - archaism

noun:

• low table used by speakers, professional storytellers, etc.; lectern

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

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】

noun / ~する noun:

• slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic) - slang
• banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour) - colloquialism

noun:

• nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit - Mahjong term

noun:

• fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward) Antonym: 上がり
• string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt - Sumo term
• food offering to the gods; leftovers; hand-me-downs - usu. as お下がり ➜ お下がり
• leaving (one's master's place for home)

suffix noun / noun:

• a little after ...

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
• to vomit; to throw up
• to recover (of a market price)