noun:

• Shared Early Warning; SEW; radar and satellite-based system for setecting missile, etc. attacks
• early warning information on extreme weather - abbreviation ➜ 異常天候早期警戒情報

noun:

• deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko) ➜ 渡来

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• at first glance poor, but on closer examination not too bad; crude but charming (of artwork, etc.); poorly made but captivating

particle:

• hey; you - at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.
• hey - after a noun; used when calling out to someone
• hey; hold on - in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention

interjection:

• yo; hey

noun:

• on-site work; work-site operations

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to sprinkle salt on; to salt

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

noun:

• primary nursing care; nursing care level (with number between 1 and 5 based on assessed care needs) ➜ 要介護度・要介護認定

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps ➜ 身の毛が弥立つ

expression / ichidan verb:

• to lay hands on; to touch
• to care for; to look after
• to make off with; to steal

noun:

• pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.)
• one (on dice, in cards, etc.) - From Portuguese "pinta"
• beginning; best ➜ キリ
• kickback

noun / ~する noun:

• payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment ➜ 前払い
• payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls) ➜ 着払い【ちゃくばらい】

noun:

• forerunner

adverb / ~と adverb:

• lightly (floating); buoyantly - onomatopoeia
• puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle) - onomatopoeia

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to wake up; to rouse out of bed
• to knock on the door and wake someone

noun:

• Potsdam Orders (commands made after the Japanese surrender based on the demands of the Potsdam Declaration) ➜ ポツダム宣言

noun:

• days on which Ten'ichijin is in heaven (the 30th to the 45th days of the sexagenary cycle) ➜ 天一神・癸巳・戊申

noun:

• book cover; outer wrapper for a book (put on by a bookseller before being handed to a customer) ➜ ブックカバー

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on
• to take good care of; to look after

noun:

• front facing display (e.g. books displayed on a shelf with the cover facing out); forward facing display ➜ 平積み【ひらづみ】・面出し【めんだし】

noun / ~する noun:

• living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

noun / ~する noun:

• unemployment
• losing one's job; becoming unemployed

noun:

• cooked rice
• meal; food
• one's livelihood

noun:

• (one's) speech; expression of views; discussion

noun:

• one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)