expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

noun:

• knee touch down - Sumo term
• posture with knees and toes on the floor

noun:

• reservation of Japanese nationality (procedure used with children born outside Japan)

noun:

• school(s) with flexible, child-centred curricula - From English "open school"

noun:

• flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general

noun:

• skewered fish (or vegetables, etc.) coated with miso and cooked

noun:

• cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking) ➜ 無顎類

noun:

• erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu

noun:

• rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame - obscure term ➜ 御萩

interjection:

• whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it

noun:

• Neuroptera; order of insects with four membranous wings

noun:

• se (ancient Chinese plucked zither, usu. with 25 or 23 strings)

noun:

• zhi (large bowl-shaped ancient Chinese cup with two handles)

noun:

• lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song

noun:

• feijoada (Portuguese stew of beans with beef, pork, etc.)

expression:

• not a single person (with negative verb); no one

noun:

• dish of duck meat cooked with cabbage, spring onions, tofu, etc.

noun:

• dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) - archaism ➜ 挨拶

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)

noun:

• well-chosen gifts (with a positive message) - From English "communications goods"

noun:

• needle with a normal eye ➜ 普通孔針

noun:

• company with a committee governance structure (e.g. auditing, appointment, compensation)

noun:

• seal used to open and associated with a bank account

noun:

• waders (waterproof pants often fitted with boots, used mostly by fishermen)

noun:

• candle decorated with pictures, e.g. of colored birds and flowers