noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "bu"; "ba" column or row of the kana syllabary

noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "pu"; "pa" column or row of the kana syllabary

noun:

• critical argument laden with value judgment, where an indirect cause, often trivial, is made to appear as leading to the effect

noun:

• kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms - From English "counter kitchen"

noun:

• system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith

noun:

• system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith ➜ 寺請制度

noun:

• Yellow Cab - trademark
• Japanese woman who readily sleeps with foreign men (sometimes a stereotype of all Japanese women) - slang

noun:

• junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch - Baseball term
• unexpected move; unorthodox measure
• statement, request, etc. with an ulterior motive ［曲球］

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• going side-by-side; going abreast
• running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

adverb / ~と adverb:

• tap; rap-tap; tapping - onomatopoeia
• without delay; smoothly; without a hitch

adjectival noun:

• even; equal; with no advantage or disadvantage

noun:

• (someone with a) sweet tooth; person fond of sweets; person who doesn't like alcohol, preferring sweets ➜ 辛党

noun:

• sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama) - esp. 吉備団子
• millet dumplings - esp. 黍団子

noun:

• type of theater which combines elements of noh, kyogen, and kabuki with dances and popular songs (theatre)

noun:

• stringing a bow; person who strings bows
• crescent moon - abbreviation ➜ 弓張り月
• paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle - abbreviation ➜ 弓張り提灯

expression:

• being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat - four character idiom

noun:

• orangespine unicornfish (Naso lituratus, species of Pacific tang formerly confused with Naso elegans of the Indian Ocean)

noun:

• arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired) ➜ 甲矢

noun:

• getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings ➜ 胸がいっぱいになる

~の noun:

• chest full of; lungs full of

noun:

• rice gruel with mochi - Food term
• azuki bean gruel eaten around the 15th day of the first month - Food term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to season (with salt, etc.); to bring out taste
• to use; to exercise; to display ➜ 気を利かせる【きをきかせる】

~する verb (spec.):

• to fall in love with; to love

noun:

• shingle roof; house with a shingle roof

noun:

• preliminary bouts with unranked wrestlers; unranked wrestlers - Sumo term