noun:

• water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens ➜ 添水

interjection:

• buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer) - colloquialism Antonym: ピンポン

noun:

• kousso (vermifuge made from pistillate brayera flowers); kosso; cusso; koso - obscure term ➜ 苦蘇

noun:

• dried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province (eaten or used as a sex aid) ➜ 蓮芋

noun:

• round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines

noun:

• dirndl; traditional dress from Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol

noun:

• April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇汁

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇鍋

noun:

• wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa ➜ 丸子船
• vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe

noun:

• woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)

noun:

• PET bottle syndrome; insulin deficiency allegedly caused by high consumption of drinks from plastic bottles

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to meet (someone of higher status) ➜ お目にかかる
• to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); to be visible; to be seen; to be noticed - archaism

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair

noun / ~する noun:

• glued to; closely related to
• giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

expression:

• pleased to make your acquaintance (formal phrase used on first meeting someone to encourage them to remember you)

expression:

• he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win - proverb

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

noun:

• free use

~する noun:

• to use freely; to make free use of; to have good command (e.g. of a language)
• to drive someone on

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to become covered in moss; to be moss-covered; to have moss growing on itself; to become aged (e.g. building, stone)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer)
• to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...) - usu. as 〜の口が掛かる

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a big bite
• to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show