adverb:

• piercingly (as though cutting with a sharp sword) - onomatopoeia ➜ ぐさりと
• hard-hitting (e.g. criticism) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• baked pastry topped with a mix of custard and merengue - Food term - From French "chiboust"

noun:

• song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune
• resentful complaint

noun:

• collecting rocks and mineral specimens (as a hobby) - From English "stone hunting"

noun:

• discarding somewhat safe tiles while still trying to win a hand - Mahjong term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be in a (plaster) cast ➜ 嵌める【はめる】

noun:

• death not caused by a violent crime (excl. dying of natural causes) ➜ 犯罪死

noun / ~する noun:

• being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)

noun:

• taking food with one's chopsticks upside down (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• sea whistle; sound made by a traditional diver when returning to shore ➜ 海女

noun:

• one drink minimum (condition for using a karaoke bar, etc.)

expression:

• crestfallen; dejected; shriveled (like a slug sprinkled with salt) - idiom

noun:

• mythological growth (tumour) that takes the shape of a human face

noun:

• client (of a builder, etc.); person having something built or constructed

noun:

• artistic centrepiece (centerpiece); main component of a display - From English "main objet"

noun:

• operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion

noun:

• ball not bouncing (e.g. in a catch) - Baseball term - From English "no bound"

noun:

• young person with a monkey-like face (nickname for Toyotomi Hideyoshi)

noun:

• short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back

noun:

• furigana where kana is associated each character of a compound ➜ モノルビ

noun:

• furigana where kana is associated a whole compound - From English "group ruby" ➜ モノルビ

expression / noun:

• family crest shaped as a hemp leaf
• motif made from entwined hexagons

noun:

• Texas rig; fishing with a soft plastic lure

expression:

• ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

noun / ~する noun:

• preservation of obsolete machinery in a functional condition (e.g. train engines) ➜ 静態保存