noun:

• announcement calling for someone (e.g. "would XX please come to the ticket counter")

noun:

• young woman who takes walks, etc. with male clients for a charge - From English "stick girl"

suffix noun:

• superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement) ➜ 裸足【はだし】

noun:

• ignoring (one thing) for (another) ➜ 其方退け【そっちのけ】

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

expression / ~よい adjective:

• good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; social; positive
• uplifting; upbeat

noun:

• dragon's den
• auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)

noun:

• sport that requires a strong willpower and hunger for success (esp. boxing) - From English "hungry sports"

noun:

• (in the shape of a) mouth
• mouthpiece (of a cigarette)
• manner of speech

noun:

• Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour

noun / ~する noun:

• self-removal of stitches (esp. of pets, animals); self-extraction of sutures ➜ 抜糸

noun:

• standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)

expression / noun:

• number of possible outcomes; number of ways (e.g. of arranging something)

noun / ~の noun:

• House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet ➜ 衆参両院【しゅうさんりょういん】

noun:

• bowl of rice; single serving of rice
• bowl of rice placed by the pillow of the recently deceased

noun:

• var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs

noun:

• portmanteau word; combination of two words (often first half of one, second half of another) ➜ 混成語

noun:

• youth
• child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing)

prefix noun / suffix noun:

• young; new

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

noun:

• large building; building with a long roof

suffix / counter:

• counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion

noun:

• cloth (for Japanese clothes); textile; drapery; dry goods; piece goods
• silk fabrics ➜ 太物

noun:

• Velcro (from Magic Tape - Japanese name for Velcro)

noun:

• railway station - archaism
• generic term for rail yards, junctions, railway stations, etc.

expression / noun / ~の noun:

• different strokes for different folks; people doing something in their own way - four character idiom

noun:

• painless childbirth; painless delivery
• obstetric analgesia for labor (e.g. epidural)