noun:

• showing a mistake in a manuscript (e.g. with a dot or a line)

noun:

• type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather - From English "towel blanket"

noun:

• ring; link
• open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony)

noun:

• chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste - obscure term

noun:

• kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices

noun / ~する noun:

• ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

noun:

• silly questions and silly answers; a silly dialogue - four character idiom

noun:

• mineral spring; spring containing many minerals and gas (esp. a cold spring) ➜ 冷泉

adverb:

• a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute ➜ ちょっと

noun:

• floor
• stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player)
• dining platform built across a river

noun / ~の noun:

• once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime - four character idiom

noun:

• (lying on one's belly and) basking in the sun; sunbathing (e.g. on a beach)

noun:

• newspaper with a lot of advertisements and delivered for free of charge - From English "free paper"

noun:

• luggage trunk for wrestlers and referees; wicker basket for a wrestler's belt, apron, etc. - Sumo term

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• keeping calm and collected at times of disappoinment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity - archaism - four character idiom

noun:

• river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine

noun:

• points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank) - Mahjong term

noun:

• Vocaloid; singing voice synthesis software and related products, or a humanoid persona voiced by such software

noun:

• observing and reviewing the effects of a drug after it has been released onto the market

noun:

• Blue Sky with a White Sun; party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)

noun:

• (fixing) boundaries for religious practices - Buddhism term
• prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice) - Buddhism term
• fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple - Buddhism term
• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store - archaism ➜ 帳場格子
• barrier; dimensional barrier; containment zone; containment barrier; mystical barrier - esp. in games, manga, etc. - colloquialism

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
• to beg; to make a supplication
• to see (something or someone of high status) - sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese - humble language

expression:

• even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

• tearing; ripping; scratching - onomatopoeia
• crunching; munching - onomatopoeia
• stiff; starchy; crisp - onomatopoeia
• (working) hard; actively; vigorously; energetically - onomatopoeia
• making loud noises in succession (firing bullets, vehicle revving up, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• crackling (electricity) - onomatopoeia