adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate - four character idiom

noun:

• honeycomb toffee; sponge toffee; foam candy from heated brown sugar mixed with baking soda ➜ カルメラ

noun:

• homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman - derogatory term ➜ お多福面

noun:

• traditional married woman's hair style, with an oval chignon on top
• men's hairstyle (Edo period)

noun:

• drawstring purse; money pouch
• pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden ➜ 御田【おでん】
• unlicensed prostitute (Edo period) - archaism

godan ~く verb:

• to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

noun:

• lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)

noun:

• sweet crescent-shaped confection of pancake-like sponge cake filled with adzuki paste
• Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun ➜ 中華まん

noun:

• pornographic pose (spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter 'M')

noun:

• redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)

noun:

• Mobile Suica; train ticketing system (mobile phone fitted with special chip used as swipe card) - also モバイルSuica ➜ スイカ

noun:

• umbellate inflorescence; umbel (i.e. flower with a large number of flowers growing radially from a common center)

noun:

• field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations) - archaism

noun:

• buddy system; the idea that divers always dive with a buddy to assist each other

suffix noun / noun:

• soiling; polluting; being dirty - Food term
• shame; disgrace; dishonor; dishonour

noun:

• chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce

noun:

• woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties

noun:

• peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures

noun:

• dark blue gem allowing one to recall memories when stroked with one's hand (allegedly possessed by Zhang Yue)

expression:

• state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; half-killing a snake [literal]

noun:

• eta (Edo period) ➜ 穢多
• administrator of a temple - Buddhism term ➜ 座主・別当・検校
• low-ranking government official with a comparatively high salary (in medieval China) - archaism

noun:

• decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs
• twill weave; basket weave - abbreviation ➜ 魚子織り

noun:

• cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor - ゴト is orig. an abbr. of 仕事 ➜ パチンコ

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another ➜ 密会

godan ~む verb:

• to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind

noun:

• mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant
• Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves) ［やまくさ・やまぐさ］ ➜ 裏白