noun:

• credit card issued by a particular store or business - From English "house card"

noun:

• appetizer
• later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque) ➜ 先日付け

noun:

• yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)

noun:

• young mother (i.e. early twenties or younger, sometimes previously a juvenile delinquent) - ヤン is from ヤンキー or ヤング ➜ ヤンキー・ヤング

noun / ~する noun:

• joining elements so they mate or hook together (e.g. a clutch); engagement

noun:

• melody or flushing sound played by a Japanese toilet to mask excretion sounds

noun / ~する noun:

• (providing) covering fire - four character idiom
• supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

expression:

• easy; simple; even if you're an idiot or a simpleton [literal] - チョン is often a racist term for Koreans - sensitive ➜ チョン

~と adverb:

• with a crunching or grinding sound - onomatopoeia
• quickly; promptly; abruptly; simply; efficiently
• crispily; crunchily ➜ さくさく

noun:

• inverted copper or iron bell shaped like a bowl (sounded when reciting sutras)

noun:

• couchette; non-private sleeper car or berth on a European train - From French

interjection:

• exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)

noun:

• scolding or threatening with a shout

expression:

• waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time) - idiom

noun:

• knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck - From English "French turtle" ➜ オフタートル

noun:

• telephone card etc. with a misprint or other error - From English "error card"

noun:

• blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871) - archaism

interjection:

• hey; cheers; used by young people when drinking or as a greeting

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light ➜ 御明かし【みあかし】

noun:

• G5; Conference of Ministers of the Group of Five

godan ~く verb:

• to wear on the head - archaism
• to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder
• to be injured

noun:

• nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit - Mahjong term

noun / ~する noun:

• rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength

noun:

• kasaya; monk's stole - Buddhism term
• wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder) - abbreviation ➜ 袈裟懸け