noun:

• technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt - Sumo term

noun:

• small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric

noun:

• dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)

adjective:

• low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.) Antonym: 高い・高い
• low (position); close to the ground
• short (height)
• deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

• hindrance; obstacle; nuisance

~する noun:

• to visit (somebody's home) ➜ お邪魔します

noun:

• demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour - orig. meaning - Buddhism term

suffix:

• (strongly emphatic) too preoccupied or busy to even think of ...; ... is out of the question; this is not an occasion for

noun:

• an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

expression / adjective:

• broad-minded ➜ 懐の深い
• (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi

noun:

• super spreader (carrier of a viral disease who spreads the virus to a large number of other people)

expression:

• the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite - proverb

noun:

• preface; introduction ➜ 前置き
• lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up
• payment in advance (by bank transfer) - abbreviation ➜ 前振込み
• swinging (one's body) forward

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect ➜ 可い

suffix:

• familiar suffix used after a personal name ［ぺ］

particle:

• particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)

noun:

• Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow- or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen

noun:

• string tied to the chest of one's kimono or haori
• childhood (period where one would wear such a string) - archaism

noun:

• gratuitous scene inserted in a narrative (in anime, etc.); scene designed purely to excite or titillate the viewer - From English "service cut"

adverb:

• at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible

noun / ~する noun:

• being bombed
• being A-bombed; being nuked; being exposed to radiation (from an atomic blast) ➜ 被曝

noun / ~する noun:

• participation in a war; going to war
• "taking part in a competition or contest" [figurative]

noun:

• gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; incense money [literal]

noun:

• party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)

noun:

• applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party

noun:

• drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets) ➜ 甘党
• person fond of spicy food - colloquialism

noun:

• resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office

expression:

• in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake - as ...に免じて