expression / godan ~く verb:

• to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn ➜ ほら貝【ほらがい】

noun:

• luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment

noun:

• one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it - four character idiom

noun:

• Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine) ➜ 薄葉細辛

noun:

• cordon bleu; dish of veal or ham with Swiss cheese - Food term
• high-class cooking
• prize-winning chef

suffix noun / noun:

• appearing ...; looking ... - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 様だ
• way to ...; method of ...ing - usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
• form; style; design - usu. after a noun
• like; similar to - usu. after a noun ➜ 様だ

noun:

• thing (thought or spoken)

noun / ~する noun:

• giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction ➜ 名ノリ
• name readings of kanji

noun:

• nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

noun / ~する noun:

• ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

noun:

• transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• giving up children for adoption or apprenticeship, etc. (out of poverty); reducing the number of mouths [literal]

adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this; this and that

noun:

• keeper of imperial archives
• worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce

noun:

• biographical notes and character sketches of prominent individuals, arranged according to place of birth or origin

noun / ~する noun:

• no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone

noun:

• center for collecting charitable contributions (money, goods, and-or services) and distributing them to people in need - four character idiom

adjective:

• reluctant; unwilling
• unfortunate; sad (when something doesn't go as planned or as you had hoped)

noun:

• western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live) ➜ 江戸城

noun:

• ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow) ➜ 藍摺り

noun:

• calf (before it is fattened or used for breeding, usu. referring to 6 to 12-month-olds)

noun:

• Special Permission to Stay in Japan; residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers

noun:

• Special Permission to Stay in Japan; residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers - abbreviation ➜ 在留特別許可

noun:

• horse; block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock either by mineral veins or fault planes - Geology term

noun:

• difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); fall distance
• difference; gap

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form)
• to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board)
• to store