adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

noun:

• kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era
• (Western) pop song - early Showa era term

conjunction / expression:

• to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - formal salutation for a brief letter

adverb:

• anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

noun:

• Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology - Buddhism term

noun:

• that kind (may be used as a disparaging term for another person)
• competition; match

noun:

• gluing by hand; gambling without money (on the understanding that losses shall be covered later)

noun:

• expression suggesting that the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history - four character idiom

noun:

• captured piece that can be reused - Shōgi term
• person or object held in reserve; available means

noun:

• special version of a product with features that allow it to be used for evaluation - abbreviation - From English "evaluation chip"

noun:

• face sheet (top copy); questionnaire that asks for a demographic profile

expression:

• the phenomenon that perfect reasoning fails if an idiot cannot understand it

expression:

• indication that a page or site may be linked without restriction - From English "link free"

noun:

• off-flavor; bitterness or other unpleasant taste that detracts from the flavour of a drink

noun:

• second life (esp. that of a retiree)
• SecondLife (online virtual world)

noun:

• vijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind) - Buddhism term

noun:

• taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)

noun:

• case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch

noun / suffix noun:

• nature (of a person or thing)
• that which does not change according to external influences - Buddhism term

noun:

• original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.) ➜ ねた

noun:

• pipe buried under a road with nozzles that spray liquid to melt snow

expression:

• talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

noun:

• shop that carries a selection of products from several different brands - From English "select shop"

noun:

• swimming pool that is open at night (esp. for a party) - From English "night pool"