noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light ➜ 御明かし【みあかし】

noun:

• (act or crime of) pollution

noun:

• employee of an association, society, etc. (but not of government or a corporation)

noun:

• spot (where one was hit)

noun:

• biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute) - archaism ➜ 琵琶

noun:

• defenestration (throwing something or somebody out the window)

noun / ~する noun:

• concentration (of light, e.g. with lens or mirror); condensation; condensing

noun:

• dupion (double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms); dupioni
• cocoon

noun:

• merguez (beef or lamb sausage with chilli) - From Arabic "mirqaz"

noun:

• pung (or kong) of west tiles when west is both the round wind and one's seat wind (yaku) - Mahjong term ➜ 連風牌

noun / ~の noun:

• piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car); worn-out article

noun:

• hitting (with fist); striking

noun:

• authentic text (as opposed to a copy or duplicate) ➜ 正文【せいぶん】

noun:

• badge (or keyring, etc.) used to inform others that the wearer is pregnant - From English "maternity mark"

noun:

• courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party) ➜ 謙譲語ＩＩ

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.) - sometimes used as a pickup line - colloquialism

noun:

• transfer (of passengers or freight)

noun:

• alcohol which must be drunk as a punishment (e.g. for losing a contest or arriving late) ➜ 罰杯

noun:

• anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes) - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 無生法忍

noun:

• (military or pleasure) expedition

noun:

• reception hall (in a temple or palace)

noun:

• shaku (flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb)

noun:

• day of the ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter) ➜ 土用の丑の日

noun:

• date of issuance (e.g. of a license or passport)

noun / ~する noun:

• walking while holding on to something (such as a wall or table); cruising (i.e. children learning to walk)

noun:

• portable water vessel (for drinking or washing up) - Buddhism term