adverb:

• with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...

noun:

• skewer; spit
• skewering
• impalement; running through (e.g. with spear); stabbing

noun:

• syrup-covered anko (bean jam) and fruit; mitsumame mixed with an(ko) - from 餡 and 蜜豆 - Food term

noun:

• outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation

expression / adjective:

• not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)

noun:

• overcoat with very simple lines and no shoulder pads, etc. (from: unconstructed) - abbreviation

noun:

• someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot - from "barcode head"

expression / adverb:

• attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

noun:

• small confection comprising two thin waffle-like biscuits with cream between them - From French "gaufrette" ➜ ゴーフル

noun:

• plastic packing material with air bubbles; bubble wrap - From English "air packing" ➜ エアキャップ

suffix / expression:

• adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with ➜ それと無く・何となく・幾度となく

noun:

• blini; bliny; buckwheat flour pancakes (usu. served with sour cream) - From Russian "bliny" ➜ ブリンツ

noun:

• someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - abbreviation - From English "one box" ➜ ワンボックスカー

expression:

• accommodation facilities for disabled and aged people, with care provided

noun:

• cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) ➜ 厨子

noun:

• location thought to be flowing with mystical energy - From English "power spot" ➜ エネルギースポット

noun:

• location thought to be flowing with mystical energy - From English "energy spot" ➜ パワースポット

noun:

• Ma Gu; legendary Taoist immortal with long talon-like fingernails
• backscratcher ➜ 孫の手

noun:

• theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher) ➜ 裏方

expression / noun:

• misty mountain with blossoming buds and flowers as it appears in spring

noun:

• small shot bar with an all-female staff - From English "girl's bar" ➜ ショットバー

noun:

• liquid seasoning made from leaf vegetables mixed with sake, mirin, sugar, etc. - Food term

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ワンボックス

adverb / expression:

• with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask