adverb / ~の noun:

• the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

noun:

• deconstruction (as in the term coined by Jacques Derrida)

noun:

• drinking at home (as opposed to going out) - slang ➜ 家飲み

adverb:

• the same as something was reputed to be

noun:

• carborundum (hard silicon carbide solid, used as an abrasive) ➜ 炭化ケイ素

expression:

• as for this

interjection:

• hey there; see here; I say - expression of surprise when one encounters something unexpected ➜ こりゃ

conjunction:

• as such; for that reason; therefore; consequently - archaism ➜ 因って

noun:

• bread-centered diet (as opposed to rice)

noun / ~の noun:

• tartar (as formed during the fermentation of wine, etc.)

noun:

• ball girl (as in tennis) ➜ ボールボーイ

noun:

• white sake (presented as an offering to the gods) - archaism ➜ 黒酒

noun:

• Empress's Birthday (esp. as celebrated prior to WWII)

noun:

• Sunday (esp. as the sabbath in early Japanese Christianity) - archaism - From Portuguese "domingo"

noun:

• atmospheric vibration; infrasound (as produced by volcanic activity)

adjectival noun:

• appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to die and be reborn as something else

~の noun:

• heart-breaking (esp. in physical activity such as running) - often 心臓破りの丘|坂

noun:

• dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)

noun:

• baked donut (as opposed to deep-fried)

noun:

• kanji (esp. used as phonetic symbols); man's handwriting - archaism ➜ 万葉仮名・女仮名

expression:

• by any standard; (not) even as flattery

expression / adjectival noun:

• tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull

noun:

• person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)

noun:

• wild grasses and flowers (esp. as objects of beauty)

noun:

• merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism