noun:

• sandy beach; sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form
• designs and objects with a wavy pattern
• sweet mochi cake ➜ 素甘【すあま】

noun:

• circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives - Buddhism term ➜ 正報

noun:

• the clear top of a liquid; the clear layer in a fluid, atop the sediment

noun:

• rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism - From Sanskrit "rākṣasa"

noun:

• franponais; misuse of French in Japan (similar to Engrish)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do

noun:

• sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• upright and clean-handed; pure in heart and with a clean conscience - four character idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to cosplay; to dress up in costume (of some anime character, etc.) - slang ➜ コスプレ

conjunction:

• thus; in this way

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to look into; to peer in

noun:

• women's bath; women's section in a public bath ➜ 男湯

noun / ~の noun:

• predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways - From English "one pattern"

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• glasses and plates being scattered about after a party or banquet; articles lying about in a jumble - archaism - four character idiom

noun:

• Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)

noun / adjectival noun:

• eloquence; cleverness in speaking

~と adverb / adverb:

• sprinkling; dropping in small light bits - onomatopoeia

noun:

• archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship; martial arts in general - four character idiom

noun:

• scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric

noun:

• one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it - four character idiom

noun:

• Ding an sich; thing in itself

noun:

• manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death

noun:

• initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages
• initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

noun:

• wrecked ship; ship in distress

adjectival noun / noun:

• for fun; half in jest - four character idiom