noun:

• ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track - abbreviation ➜ バラスト

noun:

• gestalt method; a priori method - IT term

noun:

• tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft

noun:

• personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character - four character idiom

noun:

• polished gyaru; girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend - colloquialism ➜ ギャル

noun:

• cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor - orig. an abbr. of 仕事 ➜ パチンコ

noun:

• asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation - Astronomy term ➜ アステリズム

noun:

• gestalt method; a priori method - IT term

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to cause laughter; to extract a smile

noun:

• over-the-counter drug; medication bought directly from the drugstore without a prescription ➜ 売薬

noun:

• cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor - ゴト is orig. an abbr. of 仕事 ➜ パチンコ

noun / ~する noun:

• concluding an alliance; making a pledge

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream
• "to be crazy about something" [figurative]

noun / ~する noun:

• rash decision; jumping to a conclusion

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• auscultation; listening to a person's chest with a stethoscope - Medicine term

noun:

• catching fire; a spreading fire

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to waive one's right; to waive a right

noun:

• Nebrius; genus of a single species of nurse shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae

noun:

• face outline; contours of a face - From English "face line"

noun:

• dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; pot used to cook such a dish

noun:

• direct negotiations; pressing a demand with a face-to-face talk

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to feel cold; to have a chill

noun:

• stone sauna; facility where one rests on towels laid on a slab of heated natural rock ➜ 岩盤浴

noun:

• wind drying; drying something by hanging it in a drafty place (e.g. fish)

noun:

• town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials