noun:

• decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

noun:

• up-selling; upselling; selling more to an existing client or customer

noun:

• up-selling; upselling; selling more to an existing client or customer

noun:

• asexuality; nonsexuality; lack of sexual attraction or orientation
• non-sexual love

noun:

• local card game (usu. a local version of hanafuda or kabufuda) ➜ 花札【はなふだ】・株札【かぶふだ】

~の noun:

• within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption

noun:

• stroke (swimming); arm stroke

prefix:

• adds strength or emphasis to verbs ➜ かっ

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else ➜ 見違える【みちがえる】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic
• to have troubles; to be in a dispute
• to complain vigorously; to complain persistently

noun:

• two swords
• being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields - abbreviation ➜ 両刀使い【りょうとうづかい】
• liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well - abbreviation ➜ 両刀使い【りょうとうづかい】
• bisexual (person) - abbreviation ➜ 両刀使い【りょうとうづかい】

expression:

• the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it - proverb

noun:

• side-foot (e.g. in soccer); kick with the side of the foot - From English "sidekick"
• side kick (e.g. in martial arts)
• sidekick; companion

noun / suffix noun:

• playing
• play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect) - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• plot; intrigue; scheme
• conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act - Law term

noun / ~する noun:

• actual (as opposed to hidden or obscured); obvious; clear; manifest; explicit; overt; apparent; evident; actualized; actualised

noun:

• mast - From Dutch

noun / adjectival noun:

• necessary; mandatory; indispensable - From English "must" ➜ マストアイテム・マストバイ

noun:

• must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine

noun:

• effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness - 効き often refers to medicine

suffix noun / prefix noun:

• dominance (e.g. of left or right hand) ［利き］

noun:

• tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.) ［利き］ ➜ 聞き【きき】

noun / ~の noun:

• immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy
• adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry
• murdering one's teacher or a government official - archaism ➜ 八虐

noun:

• handwriting; autograph; authorization; authorisation ➜ 墨付き
• certificate; certified document; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

noun:

• en-tout-cas (track or tennis court surface made of clay and crushed brick) - From French

noun:

• hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over

noun:

• rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil - Shintō term

noun / ~の noun:

• piece of junk (esp. dismantled or broken down car); worn-out article

noun:

• hitting (with fist); striking

noun:

• chanpuru; champuru; Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish - Ryūkyū dialect - Food term