suffix / adjective:

• (after a noun or the stem of an adjective) seeming very... (usu. with a negative connotation)

noun:

• prostitute (esp. one consorting with occupation soldiers after WWII); pan-pan girl

noun:

• type of marriage where the man merely visits his wife without living with her; duolocal marriage

noun:

• broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus, species of circumglobal cow shark with 7 gill slits) ➜ ブロードノーズセブンギルシャーク

noun:

• fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits (noh)
• curtain with a family crest

expression / adjective:

• With the best will in the world, you can't say that it's good

noun / prefix noun:

• Jakarta; Java - applied to Javan items imported by Dutch traders during the Edo period - From Dutch "Jacatra"

noun:

• potato (Solanum tuberosum) - abbreviation ➜ ジャガタラ芋
• striped fabric imported from Java (often cotton, sometimes mixed with silk) - abbreviation

noun:

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

noun:

• item with a long slender neck (e.g. vase, bottle)
• long-necked person

noun:

• woman who is not traditionally beautiful yet somehow very attractive; woman with an aura of beauty - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• click and mortar; business with both physical and online presence

noun:

• genre of action film or TV production with car chases or racing - From English "car action"

noun:

• Blue Sky with a White Sun; party flag and emblem of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)

noun:

• battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather
• fireman's standard (Edo period)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard

noun:

• person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

noun:

• k-car; kei car; lightweight car with low registration costs ➜ 軽自動車

noun / ~の noun:

• brand loyalty; brand-orientation; brand consciousness; infatuation with big-name brands

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance ➜ 捗【はか】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to relate to; to connect with

noun / ~する noun:

• being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding

noun:

• dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; breaking or rushing into
• alcove