noun:

• audio equalizer circuit; sound equalizer circuit

noun:

• half interchange (an interchange that lacks an exit or an entrance in either or both directions)

noun:

• twisted thread or yarn; twining of thread or yarn

noun:

• colour picture or painting; color picture or painting

noun / expression:

• visual novel; sound novel; interactive game resembling a mixed-media novel and featuring mostly static graphics - From English "novel game" ➜ サウンドノベル

noun / expression:

• sound novel; visual novel; interactive game resembling a mixed-media novel and featuring mostly static graphics

particle:

• yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
• or; whether or not - after each alternative
• some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative ➜ 何か
• hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles ➜ とか

prefix:

• very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective ➜ か弱い

suffix:

• -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word ➜ 定か

adverb:

• in that way - archaism

noun / adjectival noun:

• obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; pigheaded; incapable of making sound judgements because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of somebody else; being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow [literal] - idiom

adjective:

• slow; time-consuming; sluggish ［遅い・鈍い・遲い］
• late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); until a time far into the day or night ［遅い・晩い・遲い］
• later (than expected or usual); late; behind schedule; behind time; tardy; overdue; unpunctual ［遅い・晩い・遲い］
• too late; having missed the boat ［遅い・晩い・遲い］
• dull; stupid ［遅い・鈍い・遲い］ - archaism

ichidan verb:

• to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

noun / ~する noun:

• favourite poem or song; favorite poem or song
• lover of poetry and song

interjection:

• unh (sound of physical exertion); oof - archaism
• wow; whoa
• yes; yeah; uh-huh ➜ うん

auxiliary verb:

• probably - after a -nai stem
• will; intend to
• would like to have done (for me)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to attract someone's affection
• to sound out somebody
• to get one's hooks into

adverb:

• with a clunk; with a clank - onomatopoeia
• the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue

expression:

• in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

noun:

• original spelling or kana usage
• spelling in original language (for words transliterated into another language or script)

noun:

• familiarity with the land
• locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• jingling - onomatopoeia
• (sound of) many people clapping together - onomatopoeia ➜ 手締め
• healthy; robust; active; hale and hearty; handling one's work well - onomatopoeia
• concluding successfully - onomatopoeia
• boiling (of water) - archaism - onomatopoeia

noun:

• merchant; trader
• expert (professional) in a given trade or profession; shrewd businessman; expert
• woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine ➜ 商売女・水商売

expression:

• whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

noun / ~の noun:

• around there; near there
• or thereabouts; or so
• such a matter; such a thing

noun:

• fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near ➜ 擦り半
• sound as produced by this alarm