noun:

• the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm - Buddhism term ➜ 欲界

noun:

• proportional representation system in which both party and individual votes are cast, seats are distributed amongst parties by proportion of vote obtained, and candidates are elected in descending order of number of votes obtained ➜ 拘束名簿式比例代表制

adverbial noun / conjunction:

• etc.; otherwise; besides; in addition; the rest; the others; and so forth - そのた is the more common reading when written

adverb:

• in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all

noun:

• big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage ➜ 晴れの舞台

noun:

• bumpy tiles set in public areas to mark the path for the blind

noun:

• in company; among people ［じんちゅう］ ➜ 人中【ひとなか】
• philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip - Anatomy term

noun:

• Galeocerdo (genus in the family Carcharhinidae whose sole member is the tiger shark)

noun:

• Paracanthurus (genus in the family Acanthuridae whose sole member is the palette surgeonfish)

noun:

• red bean paste; red bean jam; anko - Food term ➜ 餡こ
• kudzu sauce - Food term ➜ 葛餡
• filling (of a dumpling, bun, etc., e.g. ground meat, vegetables, bean paste) - Food term
• filling (generally); a substance wrapped in something else (e.g. cushion stuffing) ➜ 餡子

noun:

• pointed knife
• logging; cutting
• (beef) scraps
• starting to speak
• extraction (of a portion of a media file); splicing out

noun:

• natural disaster reduction; reduction of the effects of a natural disaster

noun:

• taboo word
• euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)

noun:

• bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce) - From Chinese "bang bang ji"

adverb:

• suddenly; at once; in one go; with a jerk; with a gulp - onomatopoeia
• considerably; very much; a lot - onomatopoeia
• firmly; with an effort; tightly; exerting pressure - onomatopoeia
• completely (e.g. at a loss) - onomatopoeia
• deeply (e.g. moved) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level
• to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
• to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease
• to break (a bill); to change; to make change - oft. 札を崩す, etc.
• to write in cursive style; to write in running style - oft. as 字を崩す
• to break into a smile; to let off a smile - as 顔を崩す, etc.
• to lower (a price)

noun:

• book of poetry
• The Classic of Poetry and The Classic of History (Chinese texts)

noun:

• the first in history; only once in history - four character idiom

noun:

• hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds) ➜ 下町・山手【やまて】
• place near the mountains ➜ 山手【やまて】

noun:

• Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology - Buddhism term

noun:

• Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, species of requiem shark found in the northwestern Atlantic)

noun:

• Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 帝釈天

noun:

• worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh
• klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering) - Buddhism term

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow