noun:

• hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter (in a video game) - From English "counter stop" ➜ カンスト

noun:

• making of a craft or product, esp. a television program, movie, etc.

noun:

• message butting in (to a conversation between two other people on a BBS, etc.) - slang

noun:

• bianzhong (ancient Chinese musical instrument; bronze bells set in a wooden frame, played with a mallet) ➜ 鐘

suffix / adjective:

• (after a noun or the stem of an adjective) seeming very... (usu. with a negative connotation)

noun:

• "090" financing; loan sharks operating from a cellphone (i.e. without a fixed phone number)

noun:

• taking food directly from a communal dish with one's own chopsticks (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 取り箸

noun:

• adding a product line or department to improve a store's performance - From English "line robbing"

expression:

• time flies; like watching a white horse run by through a gap in the wall (Zhuangzi) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• warbler flying from a valley to a tree - orig. meaning ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• finding success in life ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• passing the palace examination ➜ 進士【しんし】

noun:

• repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; straight
• dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep - orig. meaning - Mahjong term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel ➜ 末枯れる【うらがれる】
• to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline

noun:

• stitched side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such a stitched side ➜ 襴・闕腋
• robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to scatter a room (with things); to leave a room a mess; to leave things lying about

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a breather; to take a rest ➜ 一息入れる
• to catch one's breath; to take a breath

adjectival noun / noun:

• liked; well-liked; favourite; favorite Antonym: 嫌い【きらい】
• in love (with); loved; romantically interested (in)

noun / adjectival noun:

• faddism; eccentricity
• the way one likes; (as) it suits one

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; to take in; to dupe; to deceive

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to think up a plan; to think over a plan
• to discuss; to consult

noun / ~する noun:

• reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; browsing
• reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand

noun:

• speech used by the speaker to convey the social stature between the speaker and listener; language conveying that the speaker is of greater social status than the listener - honorific language

adjectival noun:

• concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply ➜ 返答に詰まる

adverb / ~する noun:

• roughly; approximately; loosely - onomatopoeia
• cutting or breaking apart with vigour - onomatopoeia
• deeply (cut or split) - onomatopoeia
• rough (woollens, etc., as adjectival phrase with (to)shita) - onomatopoeia
• sound of treading on pebbles - onomatopoeia

noun:

• training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video) - abbreviation ➜ イメージトレーニング

noun:

• green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha) ➜ 抹茶
• medium-grade green tea ➜ 玉露・番茶

expression:

• rubbernecking; the thrill of looking at something scary or unpleasant and wanting to look at it all the more because it is scary or unpleasant