noun:

• spiderwort-dyed paper (used for making a rough sketch when dyeing)

noun:

• sexual intercourse (esp. with a prostitute); actual sex (in movies, etc.) - slang ➜ 本番【ほんばん】

noun:

• Glaucophyta; phylum comprising the glaucophytes (a group of freshwater microscopic algae)

expression:

• if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain - traditional belief - proverb

noun:

• isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.)

noun:

• isolated gain in a slow or declining market (stock, currency, etc.) ➜ 独歩高【どっぽだか】

adjective:

• warm (esp. from the fever of a sick person); hot; stuffy

noun:

• saddening (dye); agent used in dyeing to darken a colour
• blanching - Food term

noun:

• buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover

noun:

• buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover - abbreviation ➜ ジャケット買い【ジャケットがい】

expression / adjective:

• to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole; total - colloquialism

expression:

• there's no such thing as a free lunch

noun / ~する noun:

• pickling; soaking a metal in an acidic solution to remove impurities

noun:

• dot; point; mark
• tip; gratuity ［ぽち］ - Kansai dialect

suffix:

• a little; paltry; piddling; mere ［ぽち］ - often as っぽち ➜ ぽっち

expression / noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

noun:

• being entered in a new family register (through adoption, marriage, etc.) - obsolete term - Law term

noun:

• person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku ➜ 介錯
• assistant; helper

noun:

• instant yakisoba in a cup ➜ カップ麺【カップめん】・焼きそば【やきそば】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)

noun:

• soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring

~の noun / noun:

• by order (of a superior); as instructed; official (e.g. notification)

noun:

• action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game

noun / ~の noun:

• selection by the state (esp. of a defense lawyer); appointment; assignment ➜ 私選

noun:

• festival celebrating the return of a shintai to its main shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体