noun:

• sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others ➜ 御裾分け

noun:

• lunch monitor; student responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up

noun:

• old people's talk; sociolect of the elderly - Linguistics term

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

noun:

• Leptodactylidae; family of frogs

noun:

• Musashi; historical region consisting of modern Tokyo, Saitama and eastern Kanagawa prefectures

noun:

• quick bread; bread made with baking powder instead of yeast

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be sensitive to smoke; to be uncomfortable because of smoke ➜ 煙たがる【けむたがる】

noun:

• Thysanura; order of insects

noun:

• American Revolutionary War; War of Independence

proper noun:

• Hachiko; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935) ➜ 忠犬ハチ公【ちゅうけんハチこう】

noun:

• lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)

expression / noun:

• independent living; means of earning one's living

noun:

• universal language; international language

noun:

• reciprocal treaty; treaty of reciprocity

noun:

• personality cult; cult of personality

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to remove; to move out of the way

noun:

• Hydrolagus; genus of cartilaginous fish in the family Chimaeridae

noun:

• triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits - Mahjong term

noun:

• "benefit-your-locality" tax scheme; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government

noun:

• formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus - Mathematics term

noun:

• porcelain art; artwork involving application of decals, etc. to white porcelain - abbreviation ➜ ポーセリンアート

noun:

• aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu - polite language ➜ 揚げ【あげ】

noun:

• graphics software; software for graphics - IT term

noun:

• Ephippidae; family of mostly marine spadefishes