noun:

• Luvaridae; family containing one extant species of perciform fish similar to a surgeonfish

noun:

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

noun:

• aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor dances ➜ 曲【くせ】・仕手

noun:

• Fuyutopia (government program to help create a winter living environment in northern Hokkaido)

noun:

• pipe buried under a road with nozzles that spray liquid to melt snow

noun:

• throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber

noun:

• use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)

noun:

• platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants - Buddhism term

noun:

• dagger; dirk; knife
• threatening quality (in a voice, etc.)

prefix:

• muddy; turbid; murky; unclear

auxiliary:

• be; is ［どす］ - polite copula abbreviated from でおす - polite language - abbreviation - Kyōto dialect ➜ おす

noun:

• alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil

noun:

• turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 槓

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:

• Let's Play; recorded playthrough of a video game (usu. with player commentary)

noun:

• shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands - From English "select shop"

noun:

• paper-covered frame put over a hearth or brazier to make the fire last longer

noun:

• pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program - From English "radio name"

expression / godan ~す verb:

• what a hoot!; joke of the century!; one's navel boils water [literal] - idiom ➜ へそで茶を沸かす【へそでちゃをわかす】

noun:

• party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players

noun:

• woman with a diagonal strap between her breasts (shoulder bag, set belt, etc.) - slang ➜ おっぱい

noun:

• small folding knife with a rectangular blade used to sharpen pencils - from Mickey Mouse - Kansai dialect ➜ ボンナイフ

noun:

• new release of a song by the original artist or composer - From English "self cover"

noun:

• swimming pool that is open at night (esp. for a party) - From English "night pool"

noun / ~する noun:

• reading but not responding to a text message (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

noun:

• online sockpuppet (who acts on behalf of a company or organization); paid troll

adjective:

• many; numerous; a lot
• large quantity; large amount
• frequent; common