noun:

• crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

noun:

• traditional "Chinese" medicine for the stomach (usually prepared as small dark spherical pills)

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables - Food term

noun:

• tiles used to cover nail holes in cypress bark roofing for the purpose of waterproofing

noun:

• group - Chemistry term ➜ 官能基
• (free) radical ➜ 遊離基

counter:

• counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

noun:

• Oregon pine (another term for the common Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii) ➜ 米松

noun:

• original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.) ➜ ねた

noun:

• waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive - slang ➜ 出待ち

noun:

• pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure ➜ 島田【しまだ】

noun:

• koto erected in one's yard as decoration during the Festival to Plead for Skills - archaism ➜ 乞巧奠

noun:

• combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)

noun:

• bag for holding waka manuscript paper ➜ 和歌
• vocal sac ➜ 鳴嚢
• pen-name of Fujitani Mitsue (1798-1824)

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

interjection:

• thanks (e.g. for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it

noun / ~の noun:

• tiredness; fatigue ➜ 疲れ【つかれ】

noun:

• organized games and activities for groups of children, old people, etc. - From English "recreation game"

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to meddle in
• to poke one's head (into a room)

noun:

• nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope ➜ 陰陽道・一白【いっぱく】・二黒【じこく】・三碧【さんぺき】・四緑【しろく】・五黄【ごおう】・六白【ろっぱく】・七赤【しちせき】・八白【はっぱく】・九紫【きゅうし】

noun:

• explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary)
• legend (on maps, drawings, etc.) ➜ キャプション

noun:

• an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent

noun:

• stealing a car by rear-ending it lightly and having a friend jump in and drive off after the driver gets out - slang

noun:

• super spreader (carrier of a viral disease who spreads the virus to a large number of other people)

noun:

• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner - obscure term

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - abbreviation ➜ アイドルコラージュ

auxiliary:

• word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation - Kantō, Tōhoku dialect ➜ 可い

suffix:

• familiar suffix used after a personal name ［ぺ］

noun:

• purlin (structural beam in a roof); purline - Architecture term ➜ 母屋桁
• main building (of a manor) ➜ 母屋【おもや】
• central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造