expression:

• cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one

noun:

• plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

expression:

• phrase used to express the uncertainty or lack of intent in what precedes it

noun:

• holding two positions at once (esp. of rikishi or judges who are also coaches) - Sumo term

noun:

• days of the month ending in 5 or 0 (when payments are often due)

noun:

• secondary substantive (inflectable word or phrase that acts as an uninflectable within a sentence) - Linguistics term

noun:

• comics or novels about male homosexuality, targetted at young women - colloquialism - From English "boys love" ➜ ＢＬコミック・やおい

noun:

• war started or ended with the push of a single 'launch' button - obscure term - From English "button war"

expression / noun:

• longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)

noun:

• hay-meadow commons
• place (or organization, etc.) from which numerous people hope to benefit

noun:

• newline character (either or both of CR and LF depending on system) - IT term

noun:

• Squamata (order of scaled reptiles, sometimes esp. the Sauria or Lacertilia) ➜ 有鱗類

noun / prefix noun:

• China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) - archaism

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering

noun:

• knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck design - From English "off turtle"

noun:

• hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)

noun:

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

noun:

• top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less ➜ 精米歩合【せいまいぶあい】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles - onomatopoeia ➜ ぶくぶく
• cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up - onomatopoeia

noun:

• sake lees with black or brown specks (from oxidation enzymes produced by the yeast) ➜ 酒かす

noun:

• ice cream with milk-solids content of 3% or greater - From English "lacto ice"

noun:

• pointing towards somebody or something with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• food boiled or stewed in soy sauce, sugar, mirin, etc. for short-term preserving - Food term

noun:

• Pan (Greek god) ［パーン］

~と adverb:

• bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking - onomatopoeia

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)