noun / ~する noun:

• viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

noun:

• Jataka; collection of texts on the early lives of Buddha (4th century BCE) - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

noun:

• directional button; button with arrow(s) (on keypad, game controller, etc.)

particle:

• indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so - at sentence end

interjection:

• hey; come on; listen

auxiliary adjective:

• not - verb-negating suffix; may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation - colloquialism ➜ ない

adverb:

• sound of heavy breathing - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• blowing on something (e.g. to cool it down)

noun:

• non career (i.e. civil servants not on track for high-ranking positions)

noun:

• whitewashing; glossing over; lip service
• deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches - original meaning

noun:

• the hard way; striving for enlightenment through one's own efforts (as opposed to reliance on Amitabha) - Buddhism term ➜ 易行道

noun:

• player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known

noun:

• wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa ➜ 丸子船
• vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe

noun:

• window with an ultra-fine lattice (often on upper floors of traditional buildings, e.g. Kyoto townhouses) ➜ 虫籠格子

noun:

• butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption - abbreviation ➜ 百舌の早贄
• first offering of the season - orig. meaning

noun:

• fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc.

expression:

• thanks for uploading; expression of gratitude used primarily on video-sharing websites (esp. Niconico) - from うｐ (upload) and 乙 (お疲れ様) - slang ➜ 乙

noun:

• direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
• side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
• type; category
• field (of study, etc.)
• indicates one side of a comparison
• way; method; manner; means
• length (of each side of a square)

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after
• to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
• to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel
• to drive (e.g. a herd)
• to be pressed (e.g. for time) - in passive voice

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to meddle in
• to poke one's head (into a room)

noun:

• practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer - From English "bottle keep"

noun:

• nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope ➜ 陰陽道・一白【いっぱく】・二黒【じこく】・三碧【さんぺき】・四緑【しろく】・五黄【ごおう】・六白【ろっぱく】・七赤【しちせき】・八白【はっぱく】・九紫【きゅうし】

noun:

• box set at a gate of a home or near the front door, used for receiving deliveries of newspapers, mail, milk, etc.

noun:

• an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

noun:

• stealing a car by rear-ending it lightly and having a friend jump in and drive off after the driver gets out - slang

noun:

• super spreader (carrier of a viral disease who spreads the virus to a large number of other people)

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect ➜ 可い

suffix:

• familiar suffix used after a personal name ［ぺ］

noun:

• purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline - Architecture term ➜ 母屋桁
• main building (of a manor) ➜ 母屋【おもや】
• central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造