noun:

• punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc.

interjection:

• yes; yeah; uh huh ➜ うん
• huh?; what?

auxiliary verb / suffix:

• not - negative verb ending used in informal speech; abbr. of negative verb ending ぬ ➜ ぬ

particle:

• 's - abbr. of particle の; indicates possessive ➜ の・の
• at (place, time); in; on; during - abbr. of particle に, used esp. when it precedes the verb なる ➜ に

noun:

• link to (a site, as used in page ranking that site)

noun:

• Tenpo calendar; Japan's last lunisolar calendar (in use from 1844 to 1872)

conjunction:

• indicates two contrasting actions - form: ...つ...つ ➜ 浮きつ沈みつ・追いつ追われつ

particle:

• indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words) - archaism

noun:

• on par (in golf, meeting par for that hole) - From English "par on"

noun:

• Kanda Festival (held at Kanda Myoujin Shrine in Tokyo on May 15)

noun:

• accent (in French; acute, grave, and circumflex) - From French
• accent (on a syllable, word); stress ➜ アクセント

noun:

• limited liability company; LLC; GK; company structure for small businesses, established in 2005

noun:

• eel and cucumber salad, finely sliced, dressed in sake, soy, and vinegar - Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• slipping (in boxing); down caused by a boxer slipping - Sports term - From English "slip down"

noun:

• beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms

noun:

• daughter; young lady - Izu Oshima dialect
• young man; eldest son - Tōhoku, Hokkaidō dialect
• passive role in a male homosexual relationship - prison slang ➜ 女役

noun:

• roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

noun:

• Aspergillus kawachii; Aspergillus awamori var. kawachi; white koji mold, used in shochu production

noun:

• Omachi rice; late growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake production

interjection:

• heigh-hoh; heave-ho ➜ どっこい
• used as a meaningless word in a song for rhythm ➜ どっこい

noun:

• anime freak; person overly interested in female anime and video game characters - derogatory term - slang

noun:

• term used in translation; translation equivalent
• word borrowed and translated from another language

noun:

• countries that do not use Chinese characters in their writing; non-kanji countries

expression / adjective:

• useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point ➜ 意味がある【いみがある】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in a mess; to have things scattered here and there

noun:

• doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste - Food term

noun:

• village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)

noun / ~する noun:

• bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess