noun:

• taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 取り箸

noun:

• adding a product line or department to improve a store's performance - From English "line robbing"

noun:

• warbler flying from a valley to a tree - orig. meaning ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• finding success in life ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• passing the palace examination ➜ 進士【しんし】

noun:

• (of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents - sensitive
• (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later
• (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port

godan ~る verb:

• to cut by rubbing; to wear out; to spend all (one's money)

noun:

• stone placed on railway track (by children)
• decorative garden stone
• handicap stone (in go) ➜ 置き碁【おきご】

adjectival noun / ~の noun / suffix:

• -phil; -phile; enthusiast (for); love (of)
• being attractive (to); to tend to be liked (by)

noun:

• prostitution in which services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons") ➜ ピンクサロン

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a breather; to take a rest ➜ 一息入れる
• to catch one's breath; to take a breath

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; to take in; to dupe; to deceive

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to think up a plan; to think over a plan
• to discuss; to consult

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply ➜ 返答に詰まる

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
• to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

noun:

• public goods (i.e. goods or services such as lighthouses, military installations, etc., which are provided by government) ➜ 集合財

noun:

• local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras)
• draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot

noun:

• sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds)

noun:

• cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey ➜ 煙管乗車

expression / ichidan verb:

• to accept an offer; to be charmed by someone's kind words and do as he wishes

noun:

• fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

noun:

• fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories - abbreviation ➜ お姉系ギャル

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to make something (e.g. paper) from wet, pulpy material by spreading it thin and drying it

noun:

• Aikido technique, wherein the opponent is brought down by twisting his or her arm away from the body - Martial Arts term

noun:

• splashing on; splashing at - slang
• dish made by pouring broth over something (esp. bukkakesoba) ➜ 打っ掛け蕎麦
• ejaculation onto someone's face - vulgar

noun / ~する noun:

• brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)

noun:

• everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)