noun:

• alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati

noun:

• late-autumn or early-winter dew
• "cold dew" solar term (approx. Oct. 8) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• foreign lands - derogatory term
• clans supposedly descended from foreign lineage (i.e. Chinese or Korean)

noun:

• defilement; impurity; affliction - Buddhism term
• object (perceived with the mind or the senses)

numeric:

• one billionth

noun:

• use of a verb or adjective conjugation (esp. ren'yōkei) as a noun ➜ 連用形

noun:

• the three tones of Chinese that exclude the high-level, or first, tone

noun:

• sliding or moving along a smooth surface with continuous contact on that surface

noun:

• treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest) - archaism

noun:

• mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)
• tree with red leaves or flowers

noun:

• attaching (of seaweed or seed oysters) to nets for the purpose of cultivation

noun:

• fabric dyed, embroided or impressed so that the original fabric is completely covered

godan ~る verb:

• to be shrouded by darkness
• to fall into deep sadness or despair

noun / ~する noun:

• verification of the authenticity of a document (e.g. by seal or handwriting) - obscure term

noun:

• multi-layered glass (e.g. double or triple glazing); insulated glazing

noun:

• black silk or paper triangle worn over the forehead (usu. worn by children)

noun:

• slipway
• cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships

noun:

• what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.) - usu. as 〜のいい

noun:

• dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened - slang

noun:

• addendum (to a treaty or contract); annex; annexure; appendix; subsidiary clause
• subordinate clause - Linguistics term

noun:

• latte; caffè latte - abbreviation ➜ カフェラテ
• radio and television ［ラテ］ - abbreviation ➜ ラジオ・テレビ
• rat (esp. laboratory or pet) ［ラッテ］ - From German "Ratte" ➜ ラット

noun:

• having no end tiles or honor tiles and pinfu (common pair of yaku) - abbreviation - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 断ヤオ【タンヤオ】・平和【ピンフ】

noun:

• band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai

noun:

• employee of an association, society, etc. (but not of government or a corporation)

noun:

• chrysanthemum taboo; taboo about criticizing or parodying the Japanese royal family

noun:

• new normal (state of new economic or financial conditions)