noun:

• burr (prickly seeds or seedheads that stick to fur and clothes) ➜ くっつき虫

~の noun / noun:

• soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)

adverb / ~する noun:

• shrill whistling sound - onomatopoeia
• reddening or brightening slightly
• rush of blood to the head

noun:

• mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried ➜ 欠き餅

noun:

• quale; qualia (qualities or feelings considered independently of their effects on behavior)

noun:

• thrusting down one's opponent either inside or outside the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet) - From Chinese

noun:

• larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish) - sometimes read ごんどうくじら - obscure term ➜ 巨頭鯨

suffix / expression:

• adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with ➜ それと無く・何となく・幾度となく

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji) ➜ ルビ・振り仮名

noun:

• leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc. - archaism

noun:

• great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid ➜ 惚け

noun:

• sticker for car drivers 70 years or older

noun:

• minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors - abbreviation - From English "one box" ➜ ワンボックスカー

expression / auxiliary verb:

• auxiliary verb indicating past condition or occurrence (e.g. "was", "had been", etc.) - archaism

noun:

• fraud based on demanding payment for false claims or non-existent bills

noun:

• combination microwave and (gas or electric bar) oven - From English "oven range" ➜ 電子レンジ

~と adverb:

• feelings; memories; imagined items or dreams that sprout up one after the other - onomatopoeia ➜ にょきにょき

noun:

• type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process - abbreviation ➜ 友禅染

noun:

• copper alloy with traces of silver, lead, or tin

noun:

• agnosia (loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells)

noun:

• sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation

noun:

• split election (where two or more candidates from the same party stand)

noun:

• demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by ➜ 通り魔

noun:

• coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)