noun:

• roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

noun:

• subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust - obscure term
• (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art

noun:

• chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste - obscure term

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it ➜ 根っ木

noun / ~する noun:

• promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date - honorific language - humble language ➜ 約束

noun / ~の noun:

• something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

noun:

• ground coffee; coffee grounds; coffee grinds

noun:

• grinding; cracking (e.g. wheat, barley)
• ground barley; cracked barley - abbreviation ➜ 碾き割り麦

noun:

• ground stone tool from the late Jomon period (named after its similarity to the Buddhist tokko) ➜ 独鈷

expression / adjective:

• (having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school)
• of poor quality or workmanship

conjunction:

• or; or else

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to attend a meeting; to have the honor of being present at a meeting; to soil the lowest seat by one's presence [literal] - humble language

noun / ~の noun:

• basement; cellar; underground place

prefix:

• underground; below ground
• secret; under cover

noun:

• underground (railway); subway; metro - colloquialism - abbreviation

noun:

• make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament
• ozeki-ranked wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)

noun:

• chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce - Food term

noun / ~の noun:

• aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature

noun:

• (a Buddhist monk or priest or nun) without head shaven and not wearing religious garb - four character idiom

noun:

• euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work ➜ 五月病・六月病

suffix noun:

• month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)

noun:

• people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)

noun:

• deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors) ➜ 仕手

noun:

• crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering

ichidan verb:

• to bury something in the ground
• to cover coals with ash; to bank a fire