noun:

• Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

noun:

• rapid pace at which the information technology field moves - From English "dog year"
• dog's ear ➜ ドッグイヤ

noun:

• orthographical variants; words with the same pronunciation and meaning, but different written forms; spelling inconsistency

noun:

• rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene

noun:

• BRIC, BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China), referring especially to the fast-growing economies of these countries

noun:

• shoemaker spinefoot (Siganus sutor, species of rabbitfish from the western Indian Ocean)

noun:

• dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus, species of rabbitfish from the Western Indian Ocean)

noun:

• marbled spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus, species of rabbitfish from the western Indian Ocean)

noun:

• balloon shark (Cephaloscyllium sufflans, species of catshark from the western Indian Ocean)

noun:

• dusky batfish (Platax pinnatus, species of Western Pacific spadefish found from the Ryukyu Islands to Australia)

noun:

• traditional Japanese fire extinguisher (bamboo pole with a clump of rope attached at the end)

noun:

• stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
• final desperate tactic - idiom

noun:

• stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
• final desperate tactic - idiom

noun:

• Osaka Incident; plot by Oi Kentaro and the Liberal Party to support a Korean uprising, 1885

noun:

• announcement calling for someone (e.g. "would XX please come to the ticket counter")

noun:

• paper put between newly completed prints to prevent the ink from smudging; interleaf; slip sheet

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

noun:

• (one of) the eight earliest and most prestigious high schools (Meiji period) - From English "number school"

noun:

• using one's chopsticks to find a food one likes by rummaging in one's dish, pot, etc. (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play
• shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin; to start; to commence
• to happen (again); to begin (anew)
• to date (from); to originate (in)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse
• to urge; to press; to pester
• to torture; to torment; to persecute
• to break in (a horse)

noun / suffix noun / ~する noun:

• increasing - From English "up"

noun / ~する noun:

• upload - abbreviation ➜ アップロード

noun:

• close-up - abbreviation ➜ クローズアップ

noun / ~する noun:

• finishing shooting (of a film, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ クランクアップ

noun:

• upswept hairstyle - abbreviation ➜ アップスタイル
• being up (i.e. leading in sports)
• warming up - abbreviation ➜ ウオーミングアップ

suffix noun:

• being over; being finished

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back
• to reject; to send back