noun:

• diagonal move (in the game of go)

noun:

• metal ornament in shape of a woman's breast

noun:

• in season; at its best; ready for eating ➜ 食べ頃【たべごろ】

noun:

• safe bet (in horse racing); sure thing

noun:

• Prague Spring (1968 reform movement in Czechoslovakia)

noun / ~の noun:

• instantaneous; blindingly quick; (in) the blink of an eye

noun:

• sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies ➜ 小正月

noun:

• Naruto kintoki; sweet potato grown in sandy soil ➜ 金時【きんとき】

noun:

• imperial edict to confer nobility titles (in ancient China)

noun:

• Okinawa soba (thick noodles served in a pork soup) ➜ 沖縄蕎麦

noun:

• Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (in Japan); SCAP ➜ ＳＣＡＰ

noun:

• hutong; narrow street or alley, esp. in Beijing - From Chinese

noun / ~する noun:

• being in an embassy, aquarium, museum, etc. ➜ 在【ざい】・館【かん】
• enrollment; enrolment ➜ 在籍【ざいせき】

godan ~る verb:

• to get one's knickers in a twist - slang - sensitive - From Korean "hwabyeong" ➜ 火病【ひびょう】

noun:

• State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy - abbreviation ➜ 科学技術政策担当大臣【かがくぎじゅつせいさくたんとうだいじん】

noun:

• deep-fried bread (usu. topped in sugar) - Food term

expression:

• primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly

noun:

• raked gravel waves (in a rock garden) - Architecture term
• ripple mark - Geology term ➜ 風紋

noun:

• soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin - abbreviation ➜ 味付け玉子【あじつけたまご】

noun:

• combination of cards (in hanafuda) that give bonus points ➜ 手役

noun:

• card only worth 1 point (in hanafuda) ➜ 花札

noun:

• black soybean ➜ 黒豆
• soybeans boiled in sugary water
• pea - obscure term ➜ エンドウマメ

noun / ~する noun:

• obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview

noun:

• ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tōhoku)

noun:

• sizzle (usu. in advertising); dazzle; (a) kicker