adjective:

• dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

adjective:

• Western; European; exotic; outlandish; alien; smelling of butter [literal]

noun:

• Ilex macropoda (species of holly common in Japan)

expression / adjective:

• astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock ➜ ものが言えない【ものがいえない】

noun:

• rewriting (book)
• renewal
• transfer of ownership

noun:

• Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations) ➜ 音読み

noun:

• word-hunting; search for and censorship of politically incorrect words

noun:

• expression indicating a high number of deaths from traffic accidents - colloquialism

expression:

• unpopulated, undeveloped or high-altitude region of Japan - colloquialism

noun:

• influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)

adverb:

• suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically - onomatopoeia

noun:

• elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period - archaism ➜ 年寄り

noun:

• Perissodactyla (order of odd-toed ungulates, incl. horses, tapirs, etc.)

expression / noun:

• good for nothing (of large people); big but useless - idiom

expression:

• red lips and pearly white teeth (said of beautiful women) - four character idiom

noun:

• newly opened (e.g. of shop) - From English "new open"

noun:

• mixture of frangrant woods, etc. used for making incense

noun:

• finger-banging (manual stimulation of female genital organs) - slang - vulgar

noun:

• containing more onions or leeks than usual (of gyudon, etc.) ➜ つゆだく

noun:

• inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)

expression:

• mixture of fact and fiction; half-truths

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit

noun:

• ninja weapon disguised as a pair of garden shears

adverb:

• slap (sound of a flat object continuously striking something)
• splash

~と adverb:

• with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down) - onomatopoeia