noun:

• top of a flight of stairs; exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)

noun:

• student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)

noun:

• pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit) - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 一盃口【イーペーコー】

noun / ~する noun:

• Galapagosization; widespread design of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports - because the Galapagos contains many endemic species

noun:

• real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)

noun:

• one litter; one clutch (e.g. eggs)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

noun:

• (lying on one's belly and) basking in the sun; sunbathing (e.g. on a beach)

expression:

• good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

noun:

• sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be eaten; to be bitten (e.g. by bugs) ➜ 食う
• to be outdone; to be upstaged

noun / ~する noun:

• addition (to a text); additional entry (e.g. to a database)

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• labor standard; labor standards (e.g. bureau, law)

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to refer to; to mention (e.g. theme)

noun:

• person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)

noun:

• thermo inner; inner lining (e.g. of ski boots) that is thermally molded to fit

noun:

• stationed in France; resident to France (e.g. of Ambassadors, etc.)

noun:

• compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)

noun:

• pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit) - Mahjong term ➜ 一盃口【イーペーコー】

noun:

• stink of blood or meat; meat eating barbarian (i.e. Westerner)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

noun:

• formal paragraph (in opposition to a logical paragraph); paragraph as defined by its formal elements (e.g. line break and initial indentation) ➜ 意味段落

noun:

• lock; tuft; tassel; feathers (i.e. fringe of hair on the legs); feathering; penicil

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)