noun:

• brazier for warming one's cold fingers, esp. in spring

noun:

• gnomonic projection (in mapping)

noun:

• having furigana on all kanji in a document

expression / noun:

• turban cooked whole in its own shell ➜ 栄螺

noun:

• pork cutlet on rice in a lacquered box - Food term ➜ 重箱

noun:

• sidemen; supporting musicians (in a jazz band, rock group, etc.)

noun:

• cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.) - abbreviation - slang ➜ コスプレ

noun:

• soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin - abbreviation ➜ 味付け玉子【あじつけたまご】

noun:

• kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• requiring special help (usu. seniors, infants, etc. in disaster scenarios)

conjunction:

• anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway ➜ 何れにしても【いずれにしても】・何れにせよ【いずれにせよ】

noun:

• pulsator; pulsometer; impeller (e.g. in top-loading washing machine)

noun:

• service game (e.g. in tennis) - Sports term

noun:

• ogeima (in go); large knight's move ➜ 桂馬【けいま】

noun:

• first-class honors (e.g. in UK-style degrees) (honours)

noun:

• drawing every character in a similar way; same face syndrome - manga slang

adverb:

• on rare occasions; once in a blue moon

noun:

• generation comprising those who were children during WW2 (in Japan)

adverb:

• immediately; at once; right away
• directly; in person; first hand

noun:

• Bopomofo; Chinese transliteration system now used mainly in Taiwan ➜ 注音符号

adverb / ~と adverb:

• bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out - onomatopoeia
• gaping wide; caving in - onomatopoeia ➜ ぽっかり

noun:

• advertising insert (e.g. in a newspaper); inserted flyer

noun:

• terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)

noun:

• rain symbol (e.g. in a weather forecast)

noun:

• short dance (in ice dancing); SD - Sports term