noun:

• imperial palace
• capital; metropolis
• Keijou (name given to Seoul during the Japanese occupation) ➜ ソウル

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties - abbreviation ➜ 公務執行妨害罪

expression:

• following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right - from the Analects of Confucius - proverb

expression / noun:

• video game in which the player is likely to die frequently - slang ➜ ゲー

noun / ~する noun:

• internal rotation; endorotaion; rotating upper arm or leg inwards towards the body

noun:

• involution - Botany term

expression:

• content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold - proverb ➜ 足るを知る

noun:

• pinfall; pinning an opponent's shoulders to the ground (e.g. in wrestling)

noun:

• sastrugi; parallel wave-like ridges formed on a snow surface by the wind

noun / ~する noun:

• returning to the previous page (in an internet browser) - colloquialism - From English "browser back"

noun:

• interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

noun:

• nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis) - slang - Sports term

expression:

• apologies for writing to you without either of us following the other - abbr. of ＦＦ外から失礼します; used on twitter - slang

expression:

• apologies for writing to you without either of us following the other - abbr. of ＦＦ外から失礼します; used on twitter - slang

noun:

• plate; dish; platter; disc ➜ お皿

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving; helping; course

noun:

• kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

conjunction:

• by the way; incidentally
• even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how) - after the plain past form of a verb

noun:

• yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe) ➜ 湯帷子

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• something carried (in the hand); handheld; portable

noun:

• mobile telephone; cell phone - abbreviation - colloquialism - usually written using kana alone ➜ 携帯電話

adverb:

• originally; essentially; naturally; by nature; really; actually
• in the first place; to begin with

noun / ~の noun:

• place near the mountains ➜ 海手

noun:

• hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama) ➜ 山の手

noun / ~する noun:

• loss; dropping out; falling by the wayside
• omission; lacuna; gap; hiatus
• desertion; defection
• apostasy

noun / ~する noun:

• striking home; hitting the mark
• coming true; proving to be right; becoming realized

noun:

• (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; futon laid on the floor; sleeping mat Antonym: 掛蒲団

noun:

• turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

particle:

• if ... then; when
• and - often ...も...ば...も...
• why don't you...?
• the more (one does something) - often ...ば...ほど
• because; since - archaism

noun:

• drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke
• doing something suddenly, without warning