noun:

• soup served at the end of a traditional Japanese dinner; last soup served in a Kaiseki course (often miso soup) ➜ 会席料理

noun:

• tamponade; blockage or closure of a wound or body cavity by (or as if by) a tampon (esp. to stop bleeding) - Medicine term ➜ 心タンポナーデ【しんタンポナーデ】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to write incorrectly; to miswrite
• to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

noun:

• arm wrestling; Indian wrestling
• wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill - Sumo term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to butter up; to try to get on the good side of

noun:

• the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three ➜ 節気・候【こう】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand on ceremony
• to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense

expression:

• the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall (Ishikawa Goemon)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions) ➜ 山を張る

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions) ➜ 山を掛ける

expression / ichidan verb:

• to express pleasure (on receiving news, etc.); to be glad to hear (something) - usu. 〜ます

noun:

• removal of blanket government protection of bank deposits; introduction of limits on deposit insurance

expression:

• size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle [literal] - proverb

noun:

• massage and possibly sexual services performed by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform - slang ➜ ｊｋ【ジェイケイ】・リフレ

noun:

• false start; jumping the gun - From English "flying start"
• flying start; running start
• broadcasting a television or radio program a few minutes before its scheduled time

noun:

• swastika (esp. a counterclockwise swastika as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion - used as a symbol for Buddhist temples on maps ➜ ハーケンクロイツ
• swastika-shaped family crest

interjection:

• wow; yeah; ugh; yuck; awesome; really; let's go ［卍］ - usu. at the beginning or/and end of a sentence or word but also by itself; used for emphasis, etc. - slang

noun:

• eaves (of roof)
• narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building - Architecture term
• visor (of a cap); brim; peak
• classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle - abbreviation ➜ 庇髪

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

noun:

• figure of a person; figures of people
• shadow of a person

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services

godan ~す verb:

• to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with the tide

noun:

• stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach - perhaps from the English word "gut" - Food term

expression:

• "rat in a trap" [figurative]; "trapped rat" [figurative]; rat in a bag [literal]

noun:

• noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess