noun:

• pastry made of dough pulled into various shapes and fried - Food term

noun:

• system of universal conscription

noun / ~する noun:

• reduction of a fraction (to lowest terms)

noun:

• coefficient of friction

noun:

• method of Buddhist study and practice that is based in meditative concentration; meditative methods used in Zen Buddhism - Buddhism term

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of many footsteps - onomatopoeia

expression / adjective:

• taking no notice of; paying no attention to

noun:

• picture of the world; world picture; image of the world; Weltbild

noun:

• Japan International Cooperation Agency; JICA - abbreviation ➜ 国際緊急援助隊

noun:

• Minister of Health and Welfare

~と adverb / adverb:

• sound of a heavy object falling - onomatopoeia ➜ どしん

expression / ichidan verb:

• to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself

noun:

• female employee of a soapland; masseuse ➜ ソープ・嬢【じょう】

noun:

• request for money; touch

noun / ~の noun:

• property of a film or membrane

noun / ~する noun:

• drawing away from someone because of their speech or actions; having the mood ruined
• zooming out or backing the camera away to get a wider image (film, TV)

noun:

• victim of crime

noun:

• one roll of silk

noun:

• leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc. - archaism

noun:

• face of someone while still alive - archaism ➜ 死に顔

expression / ichidan verb:

• to care for someone; to look after someone

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

noun:

• dialectics of nature

noun:

• art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts - abbreviation ➜ 卒業制作