noun:

• lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) (esp. one living in the mountains) ［山杜鵑］ ➜ 時鳥
• Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

expression / adverbial noun:

• more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

noun:

• circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives - Buddhism term ➜ 正報

noun:

• winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ ジュンチャンタイヤオチュウ

noun:

• (being in) the red; deficit Antonym: 黒字
• red letter; red writing
• corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

noun:

• first lighting of the hearth in a Zen temple (first day of the 10th or 11th month) ➜ 閉炉

noun:

• heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit - abbreviation ➜ ヘビーローテーション

adverb:

• some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once

noun:

• cherry tree with edible fruit (esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry); cherry (fruit) ➜ 桜桃【おうとう】

expression:

• by mere chance; by some chance; somehow or other; in some way

noun:

• dumpling cooked in miso served during the dog days of summer at the imperial court
• accompaniments for a rice dish - secret language of court ladies - archaism - female language ➜ おかず
• wooden pestle - secret language of court ladies - archaism - female language ➜ すりこぎ
• menstrual period - archaism

noun:

• entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; present to a teacher
• gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil - archaism

noun:

• Argument for Leaving Asia; editorial written in 1885 by Fukuzawa Yukichi arguing that Japan should align itself with the West rather than China and Korea; Datsu-A Ron

noun:

• scattering
• leaflets - esp. チラシ - usually written using kana alone
• sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top - abbreviation ➜ 散らし寿司
• writing in an irregular hand - abbreviation ➜ 散らし書き

noun:

• food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu) - Food term

noun:

• single person who earns enough to live alone but prefers to live rent-free with his or her parents - From English "parasite single"

noun:

• alveolar consonant; sound (e.g. n,t,d) where the tongue touches (or nearly touches) the ridge behind your front top teeth ➜ 歯茎

adverb:

• sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something - onomatopoeia
• applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over - onomatopoeia
• daubing; smearing - onomatopoeia

pre-noun adjectival:

• the usual; as it always is
• said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); aforementioned; you-know-(who, what, etc.)

adverb:

• in the usual way - archaism

noun:

• traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine

noun:

• ASMR video; genre of video that exploits autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) to induce tingling, comfort, or sleepiness in the listener

noun:

• badge (or keyring, etc.) used to inform others that the wearer is pregnant - From English "maternity mark"

noun:

• telephone dating or sex service; sex chat line - From English "telephone club"

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

suffix:

• -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives) - also written with the ateji 味 ➜ 甘み
• nominalizing suffix indicating location ➜ 深み
• (as ...mi ...mi) alternating between ... and ... ➜ 降りみ降らずみ