noun:

• paid volunteer work (e.g. on a farm); work which is not done primarily to earn money - from ボランティア and アルバイト - abbreviation

noun:

• nucleus (of a project proposal, of a social movement, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• make-up (of a newspaper)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

godan ~う verb:

• to moor (a boat)

noun:

• student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)

noun:

• thickness (e.g. of a sauce, oil, etc.); viscosity - Food term ➜ とろとろ・とろっと

noun:

• South Korean comics (often of a style similar to manga) - From Korean "manhwa"

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at

noun:

• international politics (as a field of study)

noun:

• traffic division (of a police department)

noun:

• Old Black Joe (a noh mask)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to croak (e.g. like a frog)

noun:

• characters (in a novel, movie, etc.) ➜ 作中

noun:

• (a) short story; short-story writer

noun:

• stylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.); sophistication; refinement; class; style

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings)

noun:

• purple spot (on a plant)

noun:

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

noun:

• contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand

noun:

• rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)

noun:

• (using a) level

noun:

• sex establishment (as regulated by a specific Japanese law)

noun:

• geranium (usu. a cultivated pelargonium) - From Latin ➜ ペラルゴニウム・風露草

adjectival noun:

• (of a branch heavily laden with fruit, etc.) drooping; bending