noun:

• kanji "crooked seal" radical at right (variant of radical 26)

noun:

• telolecithal egg (egg having the yolk situated primarily at one end) ➜ 等黄卵

noun:

• chief kagura dancer (of kagura performed at the imperial palace) - archaism

noun:

• mountain covered in autumn colours at the end of autumn ➜ 紅葉

noun / ~する noun:

• standing guard; watchman

noun:

• watchman at the shogun's palaces (Edo period)

expression / adjective:

• charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all

noun:

• vintage awamori; awamori aged in cask for at least three years - sometimes written 古酒 ➜ 泡盛【あわもり】・古酒【こしゅ】

~と adverb / adverb:

• growing light (e.g. at dawn)
• pale
• appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way

expression / adjective:

• good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; social; positive
• uplifting; upbeat

noun:

• Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)

noun:

• rapid pace at which the information technology field moves - From English "dog year"
• dog's ear ➜ ドッグイヤ

noun:

• All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969

noun:

• All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969 - abbreviation ➜ 全学共闘会議

expression / ~よい adjective:

• good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; social; positive
• uplifting; upbeat

noun / ~する noun:

• failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子

noun:

• official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat) ➜ 京間
• basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music) - Music term
• room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank - archaism

adverb:

• with a clang; with a bang; with a crash

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• a little tight; a little snug ➜ きつい
• a little harsh ➜ きつい・きつい

noun / ~の noun:

• after a bath; after taking a bath ➜ 浴後

noun:

• large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath ➜ 浴衣

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子・明刻子

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• least; lowest; minimum Antonym: 最高

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• worst Antonym: 最高
• awful; horrible; nasty; disgusting

adverb:

• at the very least

expression / adverb:

• at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to point (gun at); to hold under one's nose

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to jump at; to be attracted by