adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

noun:

• that kind (may be used as a disparaging term for another person)
• competition; match

noun:

• traditional "Chinese" medicine for the stomach (usually prepared as small dark spherical pills)

noun:

• Ming & Xing-era Chinese music (as popularized in Japan before the First Sino-Japanese war) ➜ 清楽・明楽

noun / ~する noun:

• popping bubble-wrap (e.g. for fun or as a stress relief technique) ➜ ぷちぷち

adverb:

• at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by) - in form 〜のまにまに ➜ ままに

noun:

• original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.) ➜ ねた

noun:

• long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)

noun:

• maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period) ➜ 飯盛り

noun:

• umbrella polypore sclerotium (used as a diuretic, antipyretic, and antitussive in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 猪苓舞茸

adverb:

• anyway; anyhow; as one likes
• by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes

noun:

• reflation - abbreviation ➜ リフレーション
• reflexology (type of massage; often used as a cover for illicit sexual services) - abbreviation ➜ リフレクソロジー
• refresh - abbreviation ➜ リフレッシュ

noun:

• handing over in its present state; selling as-is, without warranty (esp. second-hand goods)

noun / ~する noun:

• studying two lines together (as a major and a minor)

noun:

• bojutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon); cudgels

noun:

• clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water) - four character idiom

expression:

• being a member of staff but useless as a worker

noun:

• clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)

conjunction:

• now; at this time
• as such; for this reason; hence

noun:

• kanji "moon" radical at left (usually classified as radical 130) ➜ 肉月

noun:

• line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• skim reading
• diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code) ➜ 縦読み

noun:

• well-cooked food; well-boiled food - obscure term

adjective:

• unable to sleep well

noun:

• being well-known to