noun / ~の noun:

• not having a plan; aimlessness; having no definite plan

expression:

• prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees - proverb

noun:

• non-fat milk solid; milk solids-not-fat; MSNF - Food term

noun:

• winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals - Sumo term

particle:

• particle used to indicate that what precedes it is an extreme example and strongly negates it ➜ どころか

adverb / ~の noun:

• strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

noun:

• man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches; omnivore [literal]

expression / noun:

• things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required

noun:

• paid media (marketing activity that is paid for; e.g. advertising) ➜ オウンドメディア・アーンドメディア

expression / adjective:

• avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; not even a dog will eat [literal]

noun:

• no overtime day; day which employees are not allowed to work overtime

noun:

• Buddhist priest; bonze
• close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
• boy; sonny; lad - familiar language - derogatory term
• not catching anything (in fishing) ➜ お凸【おでこ】

expression:

• A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be - four character idiom

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words ➜ 口の減らない

noun:

• favored geisha; beloved geisha; geisha somebody is showing favor to

godan ~く verb:

• to be underwater from the neck down; to collect shells, seaweed, etc. by diving under the water - archaism
• to force something under the surface of the water

noun:

• cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ コスチュームプレー

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

• pop
• signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)

noun / ~の noun:

• one's own handwriting; autograph
• as written with a brush

noun:

• footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear

noun:

• flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)

noun / ~する noun:

• consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call) ➜ 往診

noun:

• national uniform (such as mandated for Japanese males in 1940)

adverb:

• as if it were true; with seeming truth; plausibly ➜ 実しやか

expression:

• Japan and Korea as one (slogan from 1910-1945)