expression / adjective:

• (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place

noun:

• Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) - colloquialism ➜ 穂咲の総藻
• aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc.

noun:

• Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China between the 3rd & 5th centuries: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

noun:

• functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned) ➜ 本開き
• surgeon's cuffs

noun:

• functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned) ➜ 本切羽
• surgeon's cuffs

noun:

• doctrine that all phenomena are produced from consciousness (a central teaching of the Avatamska sutra) - Buddhism term
• spiritualism (in philosophy) ➜ 唯物

noun:

• life force, blood, and colourless bodily fluids (three elements that constitute an organism according to traditional Chinese medicine)

noun:

• word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...") - e.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく ➜ クッションワード

noun:

• miyairigai (Oncomelania hupensis nosophora); freshwater snail that acts as an intermediate host of the Japanese blood fluke ➜ 片山貝

noun:

• owned media (communication channels that are within one's control; e.g. company website) ➜ ペイドメディア・アーンドメディア

noun:

• last spurt; home stretch; last part of a race or period of time where you give it your best effort

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign; to give up ➜ 止める【やめる】

expression:

• you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home - proverb

noun:

• blue letter style; comparatively mature fashion style named after fashion magazines featuring it (whose cover titles are printed in blue) ➜ 赤文字系

noun:

• ball
• ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone) - Baseball term
• bowl
• board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ ボール紙

noun:

• particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word - Linguistics term

adverb:

• supposing; even if; granting that; for argument's sake
• temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

noun:

• variant (in a manuscript or book); part of a text that differs from other versions

noun:

• pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs)

~の noun / noun:

• attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for

noun:

• amorous woman

noun:

• widow's peak; hairline that grows to a point in the middle of the forehead

noun / ~する noun:

• treat; banquet; feast; entertainment; goodies - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそう

interjection:

• thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそうさま

expression:

• rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving

adverb / ~の noun:

• strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

noun:

• cowshed
• cow farmer
• restaurant specializing in beef dishes
• store (butcher, etc.) that sells beef