noun:

• Japanese curry with an additional topping (e.g. shredded beef, hayashi-rice sauce, etc.)

noun:

• single kanji that is read twice (with different pronunciations) in the Japanese reading of Chinese texts - e.g. 将 is read as「まさに...んとす」

noun:

• loco moco; Hawaiian dish, trad. white rice topped with hamburger patty, fried egg and brown gravy - Food term

noun:

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

noun:

• karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading ➜ カルタ・読み札・取り札

noun:

• bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with white stalks); pak choi; Chinese cabbage - From Chinese ➜ チンゲンサイ

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
• to envelope; to shroud - usu. 巻かれる
• to outflank; to skirt
• to link (verse) ➜ 付合【つけあい】

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up

noun:

• well up in both literary and military (martial) arts; well skilled in wielding both the sword and the pen - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• bringing up a matter; discussion; debate; submission (e.g. a measure); referral (e.g. bill to a committee); placing (e.g. item on an agenda)

noun:

• blotting sheet (as a cosmetic aid for removing oils and make up); blotting paper; oil absorbing sheet; oil absorbing paper

noun:

• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) ➜ 茶筅

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins ➜ 気を引き締める【きをひきしめる】

noun / ~する noun:

• fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be sent up; to be imprisoned; to be jailed; to be gaoled

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

noun:

• up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

noun / ~する noun:

• writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition ➜ 作文【さくもん】
• formal writing with little real meaning

noun:

• large building; building with a long roof

suffix / counter:

• counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

noun:

• Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character)

adverb:

• surely; upon my word; by Jove
• (with neg) by no means; never

noun:

• shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce - from the sound of this dish being prepared - onomatopoeia - Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

noun:

• shochu highball; cocktail of shochu with tonic water - abbreviation ➜ 焼酎ハイボール