prefix:

• anti-

noun:

• antithesis ➜ 反定立
• fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone - abbreviation ➜ 反切

noun:

• being in love with each other

noun:

• Defense Readiness Condition; DEFCON; alert state used by the United States Armed Forces

noun:

• type of conical hat that covers the whole head (used by Komuso monks) ➜ 笠・虚無僧

interjection:

• hey; cheers; used by young people when drinking or as a greeting

noun:

• kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)

noun:

• salary supplement, usu. paid for higher ranking employees

noun:

• salary supplement, usu. paid for mid-ranking employees

noun:

• young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented ➜ 草食男子【そうしょくだんし】

noun:

• rapping sound (and other sounds when associated with poltergeists)

noun:

• mochi rice topped with fish (or other food) and steamed - Food term

godan ~う verb:

• to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas
• to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

expression:

• zombie businesses (firms that would have failed but for government intervention)

noun:

• mirror-shaped mochi, usu. a pair stacked in order of size with a daidai on top, used as a New Year offering, then cut and eaten on January 11.

noun:

• picture in picture - IT term

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be disoriented by
• to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
• to become dark - archaism

expression:

• this, that and the other; this and that

noun:

• nine gates; winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit - Mahjong term - From English "chi"

conjunction / expression:

• with; by
• by means of; because; in view of

noun:

• black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice
• charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

noun:

• illiterate and ignorant; uneducated and lacking in wisdom and discernment - four character idiom

noun:

• fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories - abbreviation ➜ お姉系ギャル

conjunction / expression:

• with; by - polite language ➜ 以て【もって】
• by means of; because; in view of - polite language ➜ 以て【もって】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sporadically; here and there; now and then; in twos and threes; sparsely - onomatopoeia