noun:

• uneven heating of food (esp. in a microwave) ➜ 斑【むら】・加熱ムラ【かねつムラ】

noun:

• uneven heating of food (esp. in a microwave) ➜ 斑【むら】

expression / noun:

• complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

noun:

• Parasenecio farfarifolius var. bulbifer (variety of Indian plantain)

noun:

• right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur

noun:

• Internet of Things; IoT

adjectival noun / noun:

• smooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finish

noun:

• winning hand consisting of four kongs and a pair - Mahjong term

noun:

• winning hand consisting only of terminal and honor tiles - Mahjong term

noun:

• time convention; way of dividing day into hours; hour system

noun:

• navigability; accessibility; ease of getting around ➜ 回遊【かいゆう】
• schooling behavior (in fish) ➜ 回遊【かいゆう】

expression / noun:

• one's only good set of clothes (suit, kimono, etc.) - obscure term ➜ 一帳羅【いっちょうら】

noun:

• four of a kind (poker hand) - From English "four card"

noun:

• large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain - from the idea that such sounds came from trees being felled by tengu ➜ 天狗

noun:

• atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience - colloquialism ➜ 雰囲気

noun:

• official promotional photo of a musician, model, etc. - from アーティスト写真 - abbreviation

expression:

• what's up with; what's the deal with; what's to be done with - colloquialism

expression:

• You must seize every golden opportunity; Strike while the iron is hot; When you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price - four character idiom

noun:

• one's usual practice; one's old trick; one's usual modus operandi; the same old tactic - four character idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
• to block (e.g. the way); to shut off; to shut in
• to plunge (in grief) ［とざす］

expression:

• no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

~する verb (spec.):

• to come to (in the end); to end in
• to attribute; to blame

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する):

• to come to (in the end); to end in ➜ 帰する
• to attribute; to blame

noun / ~する noun:

• nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from)
• being stationary; being rooted to the spot; halting; freezing - idiom
• (price) pegging