noun:

• university of technology; science and technology college

noun:

• starting with vigor but ending with no action; raising one's voice (in a call to action) and then failing to take action

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have no time to lose; to fight with every minute and every second - idiom

noun:

• dogcatcher; person who used to catch dogs and execute them for rabies prevention - slang

noun:

• movements; sitting and standing

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from

noun:

• chief puppeteer (bunraku); manipulates the head and right arm ➜ 三人遣い

adverb / ~する noun:

• cool sensation from passing air; cool and refreshing (aftertaste) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• sound of air leaking; sound of a sleeper's breath

noun:

• dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried

noun:

• gradualism; slow-and-steady policy - four character idiom

noun:

• trimix; diver's gas mix of helium, oxygen, and nitrogen

expression:

• it often takes time to bear the fruit of one's actions; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight [literal] - proverb

ichidan verb:

• to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

noun:

• center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens

noun:

• Hadith; tradition related to the words and deeds of Muhammad - From Arabic "hadit"

noun:

• collation editing; proofreading and annotation

noun:

• dog-friendly café; eatery which allows people to bring their pet dogs and provides separate menus for dogs and their owners - From English "dog café"

noun:

• embouchure; position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument - From French
• mouthpiece of a musical instrument

noun:

• commentary; notes and comments

noun:

• caliph; chief civil and religious Muslim ruler (prior to 1924)

noun:

• banked fire; live charcoal banked up and covered with ash

noun:

• youngster; young and immature person

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to manage; to control; to run; to handle
• to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about - also written as 斬り回す
• to cut around - archaism

adverb / ~と adverb:

• with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay - onomatopoeia

expression / adverb:

• anywhere; here and there

expression / ~の noun:

• common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary