particle:

• or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
• ... or ... - usu. in the form ...なり...なり
• as soon as; right after - after dictionary form verb
• while still; with previous state still in effect - after past tense verb

noun:

• semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s

adjectival noun:

• safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay

adverb:

• certainly; surely; undoubtedly

interjection / adjectival noun:

• no thanks; I'm good; that's alright - colloquialism

noun:

• great man; fine figure of a man ［だいじょうぶ］ - archaism ➜ 大丈夫【だいじょうふ】

noun:

• half interchange (an interchange that lacks an exit or an entrance in either or both directions)

noun:

• amateur work (in art); work done in carefree mood without regard to time or expenses - four character idiom

noun:

• large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting) - From English "catch copy"

noun:

• stone-roasted bibimbap; Korean style rice (bibimbap) heated in a stone pot

noun:

• girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel) - archaism
• brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes - archaism - derogatory term ➜ 小童【こわっぱ】
• disciple; apprentice - original meaning - archaism

expression:

• might is right; history is written by the victors; winners are always right and losers are always in the wrong - proverb

particle:

• yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
• or; whether or not - after each alternative
• some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative ➜ 何か
• hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles ➜ とか

prefix:

• very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective ➜ か弱い

suffix:

• -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word ➜ 定か

adverb:

• in that way - archaism

noun / prefix noun:

• fried seafood or vegetables in general; deep-frying

noun:

• fly ball - Baseball term
• fly (esp. in fishing bait)
• flying

noun:

• countries that currently use Chinese characters in their writing, or have used in their recent past - abbreviation ➜ 漢字文化圏【かんじぶんかけん】

noun:

• (man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife

noun:

• man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart

noun:

• method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials - obscure term
• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner ➜ 摺り込み染め

noun:

• human (in Ainu); one's fellow man; kin; comrade - From Ainu
• self-referential term used by the Ainu about their people ➜ アイヌ

expression / noun:

• the Fall of Man (in Christian theology); the Fall

noun:

• game in which people sit in a circle taking turns to imitate the previous person's humorous facial expression or gesture

noun / ~する noun:

• unwinding of funds transfer obligations; requesting a bank to return money that was transferred (e.g in error or in excess)

noun:

• original spelling or kana usage
• spelling in original language (for words transliterated into another language or script)

expression:

• whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

noun:

• incorporating the needs of the market into a product - From English "market in"

noun / ~する noun:

• yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English); enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki); shouting (in concerts)

expression / noun:

• group of independents; usu. informal grouping of independent politicians in the National Diet or in prefectural assemblies

noun:

• long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work) ➜ ホームルーム