suffix / expression:

• adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with ➜ それと無く・何となく・幾度となく

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji) ➜ ルビ・振り仮名

noun:

• map (or diagram, etc.) folded with a cover on each side - obscure term

noun:

• rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)

noun:

• leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc. - archaism

noun:

• great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid ➜ 惚け

noun:

• sticker for car drivers 70 years or older

noun:

• someone or something that just gets in the way; a burden ➜ 荷物

noun:

• coming late or leaving early time (e.g. on a pay slip) - abbreviation ➜ 早退・遅刻

noun:

• maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword - Martial Arts term

noun:

• warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording)
• prologue; introduction

noun / ~する noun:

• adding or removing rolling stock to a train that is in service

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:

• Edison effect (thermionic emission from a heated metal or semiconductor)

expression / auxiliary verb:

• auxiliary verb indicating past condition or occurrence (e.g. "was", "had been", etc.) - archaism

noun:

• fraud based on demanding payment for false claims or non-existent bills

noun:

• paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store

noun:

• combination microwave and (gas or electric bar) oven - From English "oven range" ➜ 電子レンジ

~と adverb:

• feelings; memories; imagined items or dreams that sprout up one after the other - onomatopoeia ➜ にょきにょき

noun:

• type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process - abbreviation ➜ 友禅染

noun:

• copper alloy with traces of silver, lead, or tin

noun:

• agnosia (loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells)

noun:

• sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation

noun:

• painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)

noun:

• tweezers (esp. in a medical or laboratory setting); forceps ➜ ピンセット