noun:

• newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)

noun:

• type of iron sword with curved pommel (Nara period)

noun:

• mixture of air and hydrocarbon gas or vapour - Chemistry term

noun:

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.) ➜ 走馬灯

noun / ~する noun:

• establishment of a family registry (separate from one's parents')

noun:

• Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)

noun:

• out of play (ball) - Sports term ➜ インプレー

expression / noun:

• scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin

noun:

• faint or blurry way of writing with a brush ➜ 渇筆【かっぴつ】

noun:

• dhimmi; non-Muslim citizens of an Islamic state - From Arabic

noun:

• pile of poo shaped like a soft-serve ice cream

noun:

• male pregnancy; mpreg - used by Boys' Love fans - slang
• father-to-be; partner of pregnant woman ➜ プレパパ

expression / noun:

• halo; angel ring
• glow of freshly washed or treated hair

interjection:

• oh; ah; I'll be darned; expression of surprise

noun:

• death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister) - honorific language

noun:

• furigana where kana is associated each character of a compound - From English "mono-ruby"

noun:

• warez; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software - slang - IT term

noun:

• Le Lectier (var. of French pear)

noun:

• small territory ［しょうりょう］
• assistant director of a district (ritsuryo system) ➜ 次官【すけ】

noun:

• colour variation (color); variety of colours

noun:

• Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) ➜ マジェラン鮎並【マジェランあいなめ】
• melody - abbreviation ➜ メロディー

suffix noun:

• section of a pop song - usu. Ａメロ, Ｂメロ, etc.

noun:

• Rāhula (son of Siddhartha Gautama)

noun:

• richness; lushness; body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); weight; substance - occ. 濃 or 酷 ➜ こくのある

noun:

• parts of a building to which electrical cables are attached