noun:

• roar; sound made by monsters

noun:

• quack (sound made by ducks); braak

noun:

• sound made by a plectrum - Music term

adverb:

• just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of

noun:

• vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper) - Buddhism term

noun:

• baa (sound made by sheep); meh

noun:

• heave! (sound made while pulling a heavy vehicle)

interjection:

• whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating

expression:

• excluding the case when; when not

noun / ~と adverb / ~たる adjective:

• tinkling sound (esp. bell on the Emperor's carriage); bright sound of metal being struck - archaism

noun:

• cry of the phoenix - archaism

auxiliary verb:

• indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener - after a monosyllable imperfective form verb - archaism - female language - polite language

adverb / noun:

• regularly; promptly - onomatopoeia

~と adverb:

• sound of clashing swords - onomatopoeia

noun:

• Manchu queue ➜ 辮髪
• padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children) ➜ ちゃんちゃんこ

noun:

• coarse, low-grade tea
• tea (often used when offering someone a cup) - humble language

noun:

• rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)

adverb:

• sound of a small wave hitting the shore; sound of a whip; sound of a slap - onomatopoeia

noun / adverb:

• peep; chirp; beep; whistling, chirping, piping, etc. sound made by birds, insects, pipes, children, etc. - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• poor; hard up; pinched

noun:

• the runs; diarrhea; diarrhoea
• flute; pipe
• beginner; novice

noun:

• circle (sometimes used for zero) ➜ 丸【まる】
• 'correct' (when marking) ➜ 二重丸【にじゅうまる】
• symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship) ➜ 〇〇【まるまる】
• period; full stop ➜ 句点
• maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound ➜ 半濁点

noun:

• family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)

noun:

• rain chain (hanging from a gutter and functioning as downspout, often made of ornamental cups)

noun:

• buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; sound of lightly chopping - onomatopoeia
• simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame - onomatopoeia

noun:

• first sound of the year for an animal; first sound of the season - obscure term

adverb:

• sound of an object breaking loudly; ripping sound; tearing sound - onomatopoeia
• being stylish ➜ ぱりっと

noun:

• putting on a knowing air when one only knows the title of the book (play, etc.); pretending to understand the nature of something when one only knows its name - four character idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be carrying out; to be in the process of carrying out
• to be performing; to be in the process of performing