noun / ~する noun:

• uncoupling (usu. cars or wagons from a train)

noun:

• seller; vendor; party receiving or accepting an order

noun:

• characteristic (of a ring or field in algebra) - Mathematics term

noun:

• kummel (liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin) - From German "Kümmel"

noun:

• lophophorate (a tube worm, moss animal or lampshell) - obscure term ➜ 触手動物

noun:

• tentaculate (a tube worm, moss animal or lampshell) ➜ 触手冠動物

noun:

• location awareness (as in a system or device)

noun:

• university or college offering four-year programs - abbr. of 四年制大学 - abbreviation

noun:

• minor (in university or college courses); sub-major ➜ 専攻

noun:

• bell or gong used to signal soldiers

noun:

• character class; set of related or similar characters

noun:

• residue (e.g. from sugar cane or beets)

noun:

• convert; person converted to a religion or belief

~と adverb:

• splintering or cracking (e.g. in a strong wind) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• defensive opening for shogi ("badger" or "anaguma" castle)

expression:

• willy-nilly; whether willing or not

particle:

• indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted ➜ やら

noun:

• plank used to dry wet clothes or paper

noun:

• salted and fermented meat or fish - archaism

noun:

• style of a haikai or haiku poem ➜ 俳諧・俳句

noun:

• base (e.g. of an ointment or suppository)

noun:

• dance done by two persons or more ➜ 相舞

noun:

• cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.) - sometimes used as a pickup line - colloquialism

noun:

• citizens of a local area or region - obscure term ➜ 地元民