expression / godan ~す verb:

• to bask in the sun lying flat on one's belly ➜ 甲羅干し

noun:

• combined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals

noun:

• sawachi ryouri; assorted cold food served on a large plate

noun:

• engaging the clutch (usu. on a motorcycle) - From English "clutch meet"

noun:

• computer game based on music and rhythm - abbreviation ➜ 音楽ゲーム

interjection:

• I'm ready!; Bring it on! - slang

noun:

• lussekatt; Scandinavian saffron bun traditionally eaten on St Lucy's Day - From Swedish

noun:

• patterned cloth laid on a table or Buddhist altar; antependium

noun:

• curry and rice (esp. on school menus) - From English "curry stew" ➜ カレーライス

adverb / ~と adverb:

• focussing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• selfish; self-serving - onomatopoeia

noun:

• post box on the front door; letterbox - From English "door post"

noun:

• mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc. - abbreviation ➜ ツナマヨネーズ

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to line up; to put in a row
• to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list) ➜ 名を連ねる【なをつらねる】・袂を連ねる【たもとをつらねる】
• to link; to put together; to string together (e.g. compliments); to enumerate ➜ 美辞麗句を連ねる【びじれいくをつらねる】・書き連ねる【かきつらねる】
• to take along with; to bring with

noun:

• spring rain that falls around the time that flowers bloom; spring rain that hastens the blooming of flowers

noun:

• departure; setting off; start
• being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
• passage of time; lapse
• rehearsal - abbreviation ➜ 立ち稽古【たちげいこ】
• leading male role in kabuki - abbreviation ➜ 立ち役【たちやく】
• rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; faceoff - abbreviation - Sumo term ➜ 立会い【たちあい】

prefix:

• verb prefix conveying emphasis and sometimes formality

noun / ~する noun:

• graduation; completion (e.g. of a course)
• outgrowing something; moving on (from)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• exactly; precisely; punctually; on the dot - onomatopoeia
• closely; tightly; (fitting) perfectly - onomatopoeia
• properly; without fail - onomatopoeia

noun / ~する noun:

• setting sail; putting out to sea
• starting anew; embarking on something new - idiom

noun:

• shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

noun / ~する noun:

• devoting oneself to; concentrating on; commitment; admiration; adoration
• tipping over and collapsing - orig. meaning - archaism

noun:

• cold rice
• hanger-on; dependent ［ひやめし］ - abbreviation ➜ 冷や飯食い【ひやめしくい】
• disgraced former actor ［ひやめし］

noun:

• story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend

expression / noun:

• prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission

noun:

• on-the-job training

noun:

• ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track - abbreviation ➜ バラスト