noun:

• mast - From Dutch

noun / adjectival noun:

• necessary; mandatory; indispensable - From English "must" ➜ マストアイテム・マストバイ

noun:

• must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine

noun:

• effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness - 効き often refers to medicine

suffix noun / prefix noun:

• dominance (e.g. of left or right hand) ［利き］

noun:

• tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.) ［利き］ ➜ 聞き【きき】

noun:

• tempura served over a bowl of rice
• (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy
• adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry
• murdering one's teacher or a government official - archaism ➜ 八虐

noun:

• handwriting; autograph; authorization; authorisation ➜ 墨付き
• certificate; certified document; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

noun:

• en-tout-cas (track or tennis court surface made of clay and crushed brick) - From French

noun:

• utility
• room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment

noun:

• utility room (with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment)

noun:

• hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over

noun:

• rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil - Shintō term

noun:

• lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method

noun / ~の noun:

• piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car); worn-out article

noun:

• hitting (with fist); striking

noun:

• chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish - Ryūkyū dialect - Food term

noun:

• young men with deep tans (or dark makeup) who wear white eyeliner and lipstick - slang

interjection:

• exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

noun:

• small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like ➜ 小刀

noun:

• huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow)
• biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute) - archaism ➜ 琵琶

noun:

• thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods) - archaism

noun:

• distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - archaism - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect
• should; must ➜ 可き

noun:

• First Nations (i.e. non-Inuit or Metis aboriginal peoples in Canada)

noun:

• bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)

noun:

• Apristurus (genus of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae known as ghost or demon catsharks)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to carry on one's shoulders (esp. of two or more people carrying a palanquin, etc.)

noun:

• green man; representation of a face surrounded by or made from leaves