noun:

• elegant speech (esp. the use of the prefixes "o-" and "go- "); refined language; polite language ➜ 尊敬語・丁寧語

noun:

• layer of clothing worn by nobles (worn beneath the robe but over the undergarments) - archaism

noun:

• soft tennis (using soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls) ➜ 硬式テニス

noun:

• inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall) ➜ 内道場

noun:

• inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall) - abbreviation ➜ 内供奉

noun:

• logical paragraph (as opposed to a formal paragraph); segment of text expressing a single meaning ➜ 形式段落

noun:

• strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose

noun / ~の noun:

• very stormy weather (at sea)

noun:

• very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)

noun:

• Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish (Acanthurus tristis, species of tang from the Indian Ocean)

noun:

• type of fast military boat used from the Warring states period until the Edo period - archaism

noun:

• the NPO Law (1998); Law Concerning the Promotion of Specific Non-Profit Organization Activities ➜ 特定非営利活動促進法

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have a narrow view of things; to look at the ceiling through a reed [literal]

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have a narrow view of things; to look at the ceiling through a reed [literal]

expression:

• What's New (esp. on webpages, programs, or newsletters); announcements of new arrivals or events

noun:

• self-sown seed; self-sown seedling
• illegitimate child (e.g. of one's servant)

noun / ~する noun:

• input of kana alone (i.e. without conversion into kanji); input in no-conversion-mode - IT term

noun:

• bulk modulus; volume elasticity; volume modulus; measure of a substance's resistance to uniform compression

noun / suffix noun:

• handling (e.g. knife, reins, etc.); ... work (e.g. footwork)
• disposal (esp. sale of goods)

noun:

• red dragon tile - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 紅中
• winning hand with a pung (or kong) of red dragon tiles - Mahjong term

noun:

• big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be playful (of a child or animal); to play; to sport; to frolic

noun:

• The Treaty of Amity and Commerce (July 29, 1858); Japan-US Friendship and Trade Treaty

noun:

• minced pork rice; Taiwanese dish of pork stewed in soy, served on rice - Food term - From Chinese "lǔ ròu fàn"

noun:

• twisting of the truth in one's writing; playing with text to distort the truth