noun:

• menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards - Ōsaka dialect ➜ めんこ

noun:

• Imperial official in charge of communication between the shogunate and the court (during the Muromachi and Edo periods) - four character idiom

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• tarsal (relating to the tarsus - a group of small bones between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus)

noun:

• makizushi comprising mackerel fillet marinated in salt and vinegar, wrapped in rice and covered in shredded kombu - Food term

noun:

• fate; destiny
• connection; tie; bond; origin
• pretext; justification
• hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things) - Buddhism term

noun:

• puzzle ring; wire puzzle
• exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go

noun:

• guarana (tree); Paullinia cupana
• guarana (seed extract as an ingredient used in stamina drinks and foods for restorative and stimulant effect)

noun:

• Abenomics; economic and monetary policies of Shinzo Abe, 90th and 96th prime minister of Japan, during his second term

noun:

• New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)

noun / ~する noun:

• wind blowing snow down a mountain
• removing snow from the roof of a house

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to let go of; to release; to drop
• to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell
• to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go; to part with
• to temporarily stop working

noun:

• cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from one's everyday fire for performing Shinto rites; cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from mourning people, menstruating women, etc.

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with
• to make changes to; to tinker with; to tamper with ［いじる］
• to dabble in; to do as a hobby; to play around with ［いじる］
• to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.) ［まさぐる］

godan ~す verb:

• to knock down the price of
• to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction

godan ~く verb:

• to crush; to mash; to stamp; to pound; to grind down

noun / ~する noun:

• destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

noun / ~する noun:

• price hike; mark-up

noun / ~する noun:

• establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration

noun / ~する noun:

• abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

noun / ~の noun:

• associate; junior; assistant; runner-up

noun / ~する noun:

• finding (lost property); picking up

noun / ~する noun:

• correction; looking over; touching up

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• setting up specially; special installation

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to wrap up

noun / ~する noun:

• tie-up; collaboration; partnership; cooperation