noun:

• young mother (i.e. early twenties or younger, sometimes previously a juvenile delinquent) - ヤン is from ヤンキー or ヤング ➜ ヤンキー・ヤング

noun / ~する noun:

• joining elements so they mate or hook together (e.g. a clutch); engagement

noun:

• melody or flushing sound played by a Japanese toilet to mask excretion sounds

noun / ~する noun:

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

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

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

~と adverb:

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

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

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun:

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

interjection:

• exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)

noun:

• scolding or threatening with a shout

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time) - idiom

noun:

• knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck - From English "French turtle" ➜ オフタートル

noun:

• intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds - obscure term ➜ 鳳凰

noun:

• pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple

noun:

• outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)

noun:

• telephone card etc. with a misprint or other error - From English "error card"

noun:

• blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871) - archaism

interjection:

• hey; cheers; used by young people when drinking or as a greeting

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties - abbreviation ➜ 公務執行妨害罪

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light ➜ 御明かし【みあかし】

noun:

• start; beginning; build up
• how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game - Baseball term

godan ~う verb:

• to lie on one's stomach; to sleep while lying on one's stomach; to crawl on the ground; to sprawl