noun:

• United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR ➜ 琉球列島米国民政府

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type

noun:

• cellule; cellula
• small room (esp. with tatami mats)
• floret (of broccoli, etc.)

noun:

• himedaka; gold-colored breed of the Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes) ➜ メダカ

noun:

• Trapa incisa (species of plant closely related to the water caltrop)

noun:

• techno-park; technopark; area of high-tech companies, esp. in information technology

expression / interjection:

• O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy - abbreviation ➜ 南無八幡大菩薩【なむはちまんだいぼさつ】

noun:

• Charis; Grace; minor goddess of charm, beauty, etc. - From Greek ➜ 三美神
• chalice (for Holy Communion) - early Japanese Christian term - From Portuguese ➜ 聖杯

noun:

• kabufuda; type of playing cards
• tag verifying merchant guild membership (Edo period) ➜ 株仲間【かぶなかま】

noun:

• foot towel; cloth for wiping the bottoms of one's feet

noun:

• mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar - Food term ➜ 返し【かえし】

noun:

• farmland given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• protected designation of origin (France); AOC - From French "Appellation d'origine contrôlée"

noun:

• nowcast; prediction of the very near future (esp. one hour weather forecast)

noun:

• hazy curtain of flowers; cherry blossoms appearing from afar like white mist

expression / noun:

• not getting with the times; being unaware of how things are changing - idiom

noun:

• Kumbhanda; demon with large testicles believed to drain people of their vitality - Buddhism term

ichidan verb:

• to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer)
• to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep
• to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

noun:

• beast (i.e. any animal other than man)
• person reborn into the animal realm - Buddhism term ➜ 畜生道
• brute (i.e. a contemptible human being)

interjection:

• damn it; damn; Christ; for Christ's sake - usually written using kana alone

interjection:

• goodbye; so long; farewell ➜ さようなら

noun / ~する noun:

• saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; parting with

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• farewell (performance, party, etc.); final; last; game-winning (e.g. hit)

noun:

• weather wheel; pillar found near graveyards and temples with a wheel attached to it that can be used to communicate with the dead, as well as for divination
• sun pillar ➜ 太陽柱

noun:

• spaghetti Napolitana; Italian spaghetti dish made with a tomato sauce

noun:

• grated daikon and chili; whole daikon with a chili notched inside and then grated together - Food term
• grated daikon and carrot - Food term

noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• mischief; prank; trick; practical joke
• pastime; hobby
• playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with
• lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape