noun:

• main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough

expression:

• don't lend money to a man who doesn't have an erection in the morning (because he's not healthy and might die before he can repay) - archaism - proverb

expression:

• a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances - proverb ➜ 君子豹変【くんしひょうへん】
• the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor - proverb - colloquialism

noun:

• written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument

noun:

• written contribution; submission (to a newspaper, online forum, etc.)

noun:

• Xiuyaojing (Indian astrological text written by Amoghavajra)

noun:

• safe, easy childbirth - abbreviation
• guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara) ➜ 子安観音・子安地蔵

conjunction:

• or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean - colloquialism ➜ と言うか

noun / ~する noun:

• pride in one's strength or skill

noun:

• reception hall (in a temple or palace)

noun:

• being stationed or resident in the USA

noun / ~する noun:

• votive lantern in a shrine or temple

noun:

• maid or housekeeper (in a visiting arrangement)

noun:

• staying or residing in the United States

noun:

• in a bag or one's purse

noun:

• customers losing interest in product or shop

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to roll around in the grass or mud

noun:

• writing or drawing in ink

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of something floating or sinking in water - onomatopoeia

suffix / ~の noun:

• under (being in said condition or environment)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• un-Japanese in appearance or character

noun:

• player character or vehicle (in video games)

noun:

• silkworm (in the first or second instar)

noun:

• five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism) ➜ 五辛

noun:

• five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism) ➜ 五葷