noun:

• stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce

noun:

• sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki) - Food term ➜ 割り下

noun:

• true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo ➜ 江戸っ子

noun:

• test sheet; trial print run

noun:

• complex sentence; sentence with an independent clause and at least one dependent clause - Linguistics term

noun:

• layering; placing a large amount of orders and cancelling before they are executed (with the intent of manipulating the market) - Finance term

noun:

• paper umbrella; bamboo-and-paper umbrella parasol

noun:

• Lolita fashion; fashion style characterized by frilly dresses, knee socks and bonnets - From English

noun / ~する noun:

• trade; buying and selling

noun:

• geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl
• dressed-up beautiful woman

noun:

• safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household

noun:

• file wrapper for a patent; correspondence about the status of a patent between the inventor and the patent office

noun:

• et cetera; and so forth - From Latin

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to lick all over; to run one's tongue over

noun:

• half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles - Mahjong term - From Chinese
• heterogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from several sources)

noun:

• supporting industries; component and parts-supply industries

noun:

• contradictio in adjecto; contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• looking up while hitting the ball; keeping one's chin up and not looking at the ball while hitting it - Sports term - From English "head up"

noun:

• two existences; the present and the future - Buddhism term

noun:

• Habutae mochi; mochi smooth and white like habutae silk

noun:

• miscellaneous recyclable paper; recyclable paper other than old newspapers and carton boxes ➜ 古紙

adjectival noun:

• rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality)

noun:

• clangor

noun:

• mask squeeze; unequal pressure between the mask air space and the vascular pressure within the blood vessels of the face

noun:

• Cucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini ➜ ペポ南瓜【ペポカボチャ】

noun:

• making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions - four character idiom