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)

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usu. for fish or vegetables - Food term ➜ おろし和え【おろしあえ】

noun:

• device that plays a melody or flushing sound to mask excretion sounds ➜ 音姫

noun:

• Palme d'Or (highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival)

noun:

• mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props ➜ バミる

particle:

• indicates emotion or admiration - at sentence end - female language
• indicates emphasis - at sentence end - Kansai dialect

interjection:

• wah!
• boo!

noun:

• cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)

expression:

• rain or shine; no postponement for rain

interjection / noun:

• Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen - letters that open with this usu. end with 敬白, 謹言, or 敬具 - honorific language

noun:

• woollen material; woollen goods or fabric

noun:

• remnants of a party or a gang

noun:

• leather belt
• cartridge or gun belt