adverb / ~する noun:

• shrill whistling sound - onomatopoeia
• reddening or brightening slightly
• rush of blood to the head

noun:

• mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried ➜ 欠き餅

noun:

• allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining

noun:

• quale; qualia (qualities or feelings considered independently of their effects on behavior)

godan ~る verb:

• to perform a small motion repetitively (e.g. picking or poking something)

noun:

• thrusting down one's opponent either inside or outside the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

noun:

• shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet) - From Chinese

noun:

• larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish) - sometimes read ごんどうくじら - obscure term ➜ 巨頭鯨

noun:

• uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)

suffix / expression:

• adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with ➜ それと無く・何となく・幾度となく

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji) ➜ ルビ・振り仮名

noun:

• map (or diagram, etc.) folded with a cover on each side - obscure term

noun:

• rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)

noun:

• leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc. - archaism

noun:

• great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid ➜ 惚け

noun:

• sticker for car drivers 70 years or older

noun:

• someone or something that just gets in the way; a burden ➜ 荷物

noun:

• coming late or leaving early time (e.g. on a pay slip) - abbreviation ➜ 早退・遅刻

noun:

• maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword - Martial Arts term

noun:

• warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording)
• prologue; introduction

noun / ~する noun:

• adding or removing rolling stock to a train that is in service

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - abbreviation - From English "one box" ➜ ワンボックスカー

noun:

• Edison effect (thermionic emission from a heated metal or semiconductor)

expression / auxiliary verb:

• auxiliary verb indicating past condition or occurrence (e.g. "was", "had been", etc.) - archaism