expression / noun:

• trouser zipper (mainly for males); fly - colloquialism - humorous term

noun:

• title for high-ranking court ladies - archaism

noun:

• loading material (for making paper); filler

noun:

• filler (for making plastic, rubber, etc.)

noun:

• imprisonment (for one to three years) - archaism ➜ 五刑

suffix / counter:

• counter for games of mahjong - Mahjong term - From Chinese "zhuang"

noun:

• Siddham character (used for writing Sanskrit) - From Sanskrit

noun:

• retreat; dwelling for someone in seclusion

noun:

• EPWING; file format for electronic dictionaries - IT term

noun:

• waiting for key-in - IT term

noun:

• request for forwarding address; PD PR - IT term

noun:

• danger zone for developing metabolic syndrome - From English "metabo-zone"

noun:

• transmitting station (e.g. for TV)

noun:

• pattern maker (for clothing); fashion designer - From English "patterner" ➜ パターンメーカー

expression / godan ~る verb:

• for (some) doubtful points to remain

noun:

• flu shot; injection for influenza immunization

noun:

• bowl used for serving rice

noun:

• Prize to Schools for Nurturing Creativity

noun:

• anastigmat (compound lens corrected for astigmatism) - From German "Anastigmat"

noun / ~する noun:

• taking special classes (for handicapped students)

suffix noun:

• suffix for familiar person ➜ ちゃん

particle:

• indicates emphasis - at sentence end - Kansai dialect

noun:

• prostitute - archaism - abbreviation ➜ やんま

noun:

• school for Japanese outside of Japan

noun:

• Chaetodontoplus poliourus (species for marine angelfish)

noun:

• government official working for the daizaifu - archaism ➜ 大宰府

noun:

• preventive care, esp. for senior citizens ➜ 予防的ケア