noun / ~する noun:

• (providing) covering fire - four character idiom
• supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

noun / adjectival noun:

• self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience - four character idiom

noun:

• wood carpet; fabric (or linoleum) backed wooden floor covering

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

expression / adjective:

• easy to get on with; not needing reserve or formality; personable; affable; approachable ➜ 気の置けない

expression:

• easy; simple; even if you're an idiot or a simpleton [literal] - チョン is often a racist term for Koreans - sensitive ➜ チョン

noun:

• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

noun:

• having the penis hang out (e.g. no trousers or pants) - also written 振りチン, etc. - slang - vulgar

~と adverb:

• with a crunching or grinding sound - onomatopoeia
• quickly; promptly; abruptly; simply; efficiently
• crispily; crunchily ➜ さくさく

noun:

• kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed
• spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape

noun:

• infectious disease originating overseas entering the country through an infected traveller or goods

noun:

• dividing pupils, etc. into groups or classes; streaming schoolchildren according to ability

expression / godan ~る verb:

• clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance) - obscure term

noun:

• teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)

noun:

• candidates (in an election) who have won or are projected to be elected - from 当選及び当選確実

adjectival noun:

• juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid)

noun:

• Okinawan rice gruel meal ➜ 雑炊

noun:

• yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of a trigram) ➜ 卦

noun:

• leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

noun:

• three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)

noun:

• inverted copper or iron bell shaped like a bowl (sounded when reciting sutras)

noun:

• couchette; non-private sleeper car or berth on a European train - From French

noun:

• person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko - archaism - obscure term - Shintō term

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

interjection:

• exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)

noun:

• scolding or threatening with a shout