noun:

• egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)

pre-noun adjectival:

• the usual; as it always is
• said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); aforementioned; you-know-(who, what, etc.)

adverb:

• in the usual way - archaism

expression:

• many irons in the fire; engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats - idiom

noun:

• sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position - vulgar

noun:

• good thing; strong point
• good family; prestigious school
• the right moment

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• utter; extreme

adverbial noun:

• at (the) best; at most

noun:

• Fifteen Years' War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945)

noun:

• the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)

noun:

• ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) - four character idiom

noun:

• internal hindrance ［ないしょう］ - Buddhism term
• any visual disorder caused by a problem within the eye (i.e. glaucoma, amaurosis, etc.) ➜ 上翳

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it ➜ 根っ木

noun / ~する noun:

• ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

noun:

• surf fishing; rock fishing; fishing from rocks by the shore

noun:

• medical expenses borne by the patient; patient contribution; patient share; co-payment

expression:

• month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month

noun:

• hired thief taker (Edo period); private secret policeman; private detective - archaism ➜ 目明かし・御用聞き

noun:

• hired thief taker (Edo period); private secret policeman; private detective - archaism ➜ 目明かし・御用聞き・岡っ引き

noun:

• thick Japanese paper resembling Chinese paper (from late Edo period onward) ➜ 唐紙【とうし】

particle:

• particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)

noun:

• prajna; wisdom required to attain enlightenment - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "prajñā"
• noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy) ➜ 般若面【はんにゃめん】
• family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask
• dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression - abbreviation ➜ 般若面【はんにゃづら】

noun:

• bottle gourd
• ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)

noun:

• obfuscated style of Japanese text, used particularly by young women in keitai emails

expression / adjectival noun:

• triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck [literal]

noun:

• helicopter money; stimulating the economy by distributing newly printed money to consumers - Economics term

expression:

• time flies; like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi) [literal] - proverb