adverb:

• somehow or other; for some reason or another ➜ なんとなく

noun:

• the last part of a poem or Bible verse

noun:

• kanji representing verb or adjective

noun:

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

interjection / noun:

• Dear Sir or Madam, in reply to your letter ... - salutation of a formal letter of response

noun:

• various intimate services (e.g. massage) rendered by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform ➜ ＪＫビジネス【ジェイケイビジネス】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit
• to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart

noun:

• shogi or go player

noun:

• secret meeting or conference

noun:

• smoke or heat sensor or detector

noun:

• later or latest report; further information

noun:

• base hit; one-base hit; single - Baseball term

expression:

• like it or not; like or not like - usu. 〜...ない, etc. ➜ 好き嫌い【すききらい】

noun:

• intelligence or information network

noun:

• regular column or opinion piece written by a different person each time - From English "relay column"

noun:

• hawker's or vendor's cry

noun:

• state or provincial election

noun:

• sad or tragic story

noun:

• moral or political commitment to a cause - From French "engagement"

adverb / ~と adverb:

• squeaking or creaking (followed by a thump) - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• visiting a home or a shrine

noun:

• declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared - Mahjong term ➜ 立直【リーチ】

noun:

• erotic or pornographic book (Edo period)

noun:

• seen in the dark or at a distance; (a woman) looking prettier when seen in the dark or at a distance - four character idiom

expression:

• rain or shine