particle:

• although; despite; even though; and yet
• whereas; while
• if only; I wish
• in order to

noun:

• relief pitcher brought in to face one batter - Baseball term - From English "one-point relief"

noun:

• dessert (esp. in Italian cuisine); sweets; cake - From Italian "dolce"

adverb:

• dolce; (to be performed) gently and sweetly - Music term - From Italian

noun:

• snail's pace tactics; walking slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings - four character idiom

noun:

• giving lessons at pupils' homes
• going to train in stable other than your own - Sumo term

noun:

• rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)

noun / ~する noun:

• change in mentality; changing one's way of thinking; adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances - four character idiom

expression:

• phrase used to express the uncertainty or lack of intent in what precedes it

noun:

• invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have one's feet reach the bottom (e.g. when standing in water)

noun:

• Indian song and dance (introduced to Japan by the Chams in approx. 736 CE)

noun / prefix noun:

• China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) - archaism

noun:

• increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)

noun:

• corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 中門・寝殿造り

noun:

• corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 中門・寝殿造り

noun:

• low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• interesting (person, personality, manner); tasteful; pleasantly different; charming

expression:

• to have an interest (in something)

noun:

• detailed written report; formal account (of steps taken in response to an incident, etc.)

noun:

• friends who sleep next to each other (without engaging in sexual activities)

noun:

• counter
• service counter (e.g. at a bank)
• counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.)
• automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems) - IT term ➜ カウ・モニター

noun:

• ruby - esp. ルビー
• ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material) - esp. ルビ
• Ruby (programming language) ［ルビー］ - IT term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge
• to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off
• to withdraw (cash)
• to wear (clothing) for the first time
• to fillet (e.g. a fish)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end ➜ 片付く

expression:

• slow to act; slow in starting work Antonym: 腰が軽い ➜ 腰の重い

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put (a person) in a fix