noun:

• kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending

noun:

• yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion - Sumo term
• best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop

noun / ~の noun:

• some; few; a number of; a little (bit)

adverbial noun:

• somewhat; to a certain extent

~の noun / adverbial noun / noun:

• many; a lot ［そこばく・そくばく・そこば］ - archaism

noun / adjectival noun:

• self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

interjection:

• play ball!

noun:

• starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

noun:

• boss; leader; head
• difficult enemy in a video game, usu. found at the end of a level or game

noun:

• Latin (language) - abbreviation ➜ ラテン語【ラテンご】

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• Latin-American; Latin; Latino - abbreviation ➜ ラテン音楽【ラテンおんがく】・ラテンアメリカ
• Latin; Roman; relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome ➜ ラテン文学

expression / noun:

• perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)) ➜ 横車を押す

noun:

• side wheel throw (judo)

noun:

• mapo doufu; mapo tofu; spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat - Food term - From Chinese "mápó dòufu"

noun / ~の noun:

• pigeon chest (Pectus carinatum, deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum); pigeon breast
• woman with big breasts - colloquialism

noun:

• juice pressed from a bitter orange ➜ ポンス
• ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice) - abbreviation ➜ ポン酢醤油

noun:

• young person acting like an old person
• officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period ➜ 老中

noun:

• large flat wooden plank shaped like a fish, struck like a gong at temple to indicate time of day - Buddhism term

interjection / noun / ~する noun:

• facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue - from 赤目 ➜ 赤目【あかべ】

noun / ~する noun:

• undergoing a complete change in appearance; changing something out of all recognition; a rise in one's reputation - four character idiom

noun:

• dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden

noun:

• grasping the trend; firmly understanding how the situation is developing; getting a good sense of how things are changing - four character idiom

noun:

• small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit) - abbreviation ➜ 身八つ口

noun:

• placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt

noun:

• the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

noun:

• terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses ➜ 兵馬

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

expression:

• a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love) - proverb

expression:

• a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

noun:

• blackeye rabbitfish (Siganus puelloides, species of rabbitfish found in the Maldives and the Similan Islands)