noun:

• statement of purpose; essay/letter in university application form

expression / adjective:

• failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)

noun:

• small shovel or trowel used in gardening ➜ 移植ごて

noun:

• stylistic marking (in music, e.g. "dolce", "tranquillo", etc.)

noun:

• oval gold coin struck by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1588

adverb:

• not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

noun:

• Tang lunar calendar, used for 823 years in Japan

noun:

• eastern side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造

noun:

• advertising poster in a station

noun:

• franponais; misuse of French in Japan (similar to Engrish)

noun:

• sworn elder brother ➜ 弟分
• older male in an homosexual relationship

noun:

• true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo - Kansai dialect ➜ 江戸っ子

noun / ~する noun:

• unit test; testing an item in isolation

noun:

• minor fluctuations (e.g. in a market); small movements

noun:

• court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall ➜ 神楽殿

expression:

• summer-like (e.g. of weather in late spring)

noun / ~する noun:

• sitting heavy in one's stomach; remaining undigested

noun:

• stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce - abbr. of 海老のチリソース煮 - abbreviation

noun:

• wholesomeness while meditating and in one's daily affairs - Buddhism term

suffix:

• groups engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)

noun:

• rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)

noun:

• skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze

noun:

• kanban; kamban; scheduling system for just-in-time production ➜ かんばん方式

noun:

• bandit; brigand
• hunter
• ancient hunting communities in Tōhoku ➜ またぎ

noun / ~する noun:

• retention; keeping in custody (e.g. of a court)