prefix noun / suffix noun:

• inheritance; something given or received

noun:

• sun of wisdom; Buddha's or Bodhisattva's limitless light of wisdom - Buddhism term

noun:

• one's star; one's fortune or destiny

adjectival noun / noun:

• thinly made; slight build or stature

noun:

• sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun - four character idiom

noun:

• ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track - abbreviation ➜ バラスト

noun:

• polished gyaru; girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend - colloquialism ➜ ギャル

noun:

• bridge loan; relief or emergency loan

noun:

• one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it - four character idiom

noun:

• corvee; taxes in kind or service (ritsuryo system)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to turn over soil; to dig or plow up (plough)

noun:

• town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials

noun:

• tamponade; blockage or closure of a wound or body cavity by (or as if by) a tampon (esp. to stop bleeding) - Medicine term ➜ 心タンポナーデ【しんタンポナーデ】

noun:

• pharmacognosy; the study of medicinal drugs derived from plants or other natural sources

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

noun:

• character class; set of related or similar characters

noun:

• main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough

expression:

• contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

adverb:

• this and that; one thing or another ➜ どうのこうの

noun:

• subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust - obscure term
• (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art

noun:

• oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold) - Food term ➜ 押し鮨【おしずし】

noun:

• unimportant piece of news; news unrelated to major events or pressing social conditions - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone

noun:

• shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints

noun:

• bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo
• house made of bamboo