noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs - abbreviation ➜ 結跏趺坐【けっかふざ】

noun:

• coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)

noun:

• billhook; fascine knife; sickle-shaped tool with a sharp inner edge, halfway between a knife and an axe

adverb / ~と adverb:

• firmly; plentifully; with all one's might - onomatopoeia

expression:

• being so content that one would not mind dying; one can now rest in peace; one ought to be contented with what has been accomplished - idiom

noun:

• carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who take the initiative in relationships with men ➜ 肉食系女子【にくしょくけいじょし】

interjection:

• whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it

adverb:

• chomping; gulping; with a big bite - onomatopoeia

noun:

• small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to do something stupid; to do something pointless; to hit a muddy rice field with a stick [literal] - obscure term - idiom

noun:

• immersion; dipping; in microscopy, immersing both the objective lens and the specimen in a liquid to increase the numerical aperture; in photolithography, filling the air gap between the final lens and the wafer surface with a liquid to increase the resolution

noun:

• land which one visits; alien land; topsoil brought from another place to mix with the soil

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to confuse someone; to befuddle someone; to create a smokescreen; to surround with smoke [literal] - idiom

noun:

• Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings

noun:

• tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould

noun / ~する noun:

• soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam
• blanching (food); parboiling food

noun:

• soy sauce ramen; soy ramen; ramen in clear brown broth flavored with soy sauce

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care

noun:

• heddle; heald; part of a loom, a wire or cord with an eye, through which the warp threads are threaded

noun:

• playmate; companion; friend to play with

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - abbreviation - From English "one box" ➜ ワンボックスカー

noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs ➜ 結跏趺坐
• lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

noun:

• k-car; kei car; lightweight car with low registration costs ➜ 軽自動車

noun / adjectival noun:

• freely; right and left; active without any restraint; with unrestricted energy in all directions - four character idiom

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with