noun:

• brute force approach (esp. in a video game) - colloquialism

noun:

• party appointee in a safe constituency; parachute candidate [literal]

noun:

• cloth dyed in a dapple pattern ➜ 鹿の子

noun:

• capstone in a cist (archaeology); dolmen burial chamber

noun:

• jobs available section (e.g. in a newspaper)

noun:

• bucket used for cleaning oneself in a bathhouse

noun:

• female narrator in a silent movie theatre

expression:

• a long time ago; in those days

noun:

• public bath located in a city or town

noun:

• upper parterre (e.g. in a kabuki theatre)

noun:

• second verse (in a linked series of poems)

~の noun / adverb:

• parlante; (sung) in a speaking style - Music term - From Italian ➜ パルランド

noun:

• small gate in a mud or stone wall ➜ 穴門【あなもん】

noun:

• chow; three-in-a-row - Mahjong term - From Chinese

adjective:

• emo; sad; melancholic - slang
• erotic in a disgusting way - pun on エロい and キモい - slang ➜ エロい・キモい

noun:

• hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace

noun:

• ball won in a game of pachinko ➜ パチンコ

noun / ~する noun:

• double-dipping (a food item in sauce)

noun:

• dish served in a lacquered bowl
• celebratory banquet ➜ 大盤振る舞い【おおばんぶるまい】

expression:

• everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• self-satisfaction (esp. in a nationalistic sense); smugness - orig. used specifically to make fun of Koreans, now broader - slang - derogatory term - From Korean "heolheol"

noun:

• udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste

noun:

• instructor with a career in their subject area

noun:

• background music (in a movie, television drama, etc.)

noun:

• tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in Kabuki)