noun / ~する noun:

• actually tasting a food that one has heard of before

noun:

• Rhododenol; skin-whitening agent that may cause vitiligo-like symptoms

noun:

• kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

ichidan verb:

• to speak jokingly; to speak teasingly; to joke around; to speak nonsense - colloquialism ➜ チャラチャラ

noun / ~する noun:

• dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death

noun / ~する noun:

• dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death ➜ 孤独死

noun:

• now-now-ism; being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future

~の noun:

• collared; having a collar

noun:

• lifestyle; circumstances; what can be observed about one's wealth by looking at one's collar - archaism
• one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos - obscure term ➜ 襟元

expression / ichidan verb:

• to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

expression:

• complete reversal of values or ways of thinking (over time); What appeared wrong in the past now appears right; realizing and regretting the past errors of one's ways - four character idiom

godan ~く verb:

• to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it

expression / ichidan verb:

• to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time

expression / ichidan verb:

• to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence ➜ 二股をかける

noun:

• string; cord
• man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; pimp - oft. as ヒモ - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• confusing people
• magic
• ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown

noun:

• dead lay; starfish; woman who is inactive during sexual intercourse - slang - vulgar ➜ マグロ

noun / ~の noun:

• woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)

noun:

• indicative (kanji whose shape is based on logical representation of an abstract idea)

noun:

• Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims) ➜ 四国遍路

expression:

• moderation is its own medicine; take care of your stomach; don't overeat - proverb

noun:

• person who is satisfied with his or her real (offline) life - from リアル+充実 - slang ➜ リアル・充実

noun:

• adult striped mullet ➜ 鯔【ぼら】

adverb:

• in the end; after all is said and done - abbreviation ➜ とどのつまり

noun:

• Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); IS; ISIL

expression / noun:

• video game in which the player is likely to die frequently - slang ➜ ゲー

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
• to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim
• to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression); to be downcast
• to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.) - from 面曇る ➜ 照る【てる】