| いらっしゃる | [, irassharu] (v5aru,vi) (1) (hon) (irregular forms such as いらした, etc. in colloquial Japanese; sometimes written 居らっしゃる) to come; to go; to be (somewhere); (aux-v) (2) (after a -te form, or the particle "de") is (doing); are (doing); (P) |
| おかか | [, okaka] (n) finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce |
| お前(P);御前(P) | [おまえ(P);おまい;おめえ, omae (P); omai ; omee] (pn,adj-no) (1) (fam) (male) you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior); (2) (おまえ only) presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.); (P) |
| お握り(P);御握り | [おにぎり, onigiri] (n) (uk) rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori); (P) |
| シガヌスロウスピ;バイカラード・フォックスフェイス;バイカラードフォックスフェイス | [, shiganusurousupi ; baikara-do . fokkusufeisu ; baikara-dofokkusufeisu] (n) bicolored foxface (Siganus uspi, species of rabbitfish endemic to Fiji sometimes found in New Caledonia) |
| スパニッシュフライ | [, supanisshufurai] (n) (1) Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria); (2) Spanish fly (crushed dried Spanish flies sometimes used as an aphrodisiac); cantharides |
| せる;させる | [, seru ; saseru] (aux-v,v1) (1) (せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; (2) (hum) (usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc.) auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; (3) auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; (4) (hon) (as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc.) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions |
| トカゲ目;蜥蜴目 | [トカゲもく(トカゲ目);とかげもく(蜥蜴目), tokage moku ( tokage me ); tokagemoku ( tokage me )] (n) (See 有鱗類) Squamata (order of scaled reptiles, sometimes esp. the Sauria or Lacertilia) |
| なら(P);ならば(P) | [, nara (P); naraba (P)] (aux) (1) (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle) if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that; (2) (なら only) as for; on the topic of; (conj) (3) (col) (abbr) (See それなら) if that's the case; if so; that being the case; (4) (ならば only) if possible; if circumstances allow; (P) |
| やおい;ヤオイ | [, yaoi ; yaoi] (n) (from ヤマなし、オチなし、意味なし. Sometimes 矢追.) manga on the theme of male homosexual love |
| ワンコイン | [, wankoin] (adj-f) one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen |
| 三平汁 | [さんぺいじる, sanpeijiru] (n) (See 糠漬け・ぬかづけ) soup with rice bran pickled or salted vegetables (e.g. carrots, daikon or potatoes) and fish (e.g. salmon, gadid or Arabesque greenling) boiled in a salty broth (sake lees is sometimes added) (Hokkaido local specialty dish) |
| 下腿骨 | [かたいこつ, kataikotsu] (n) lower leg bone (esp. the tibia and the fibula, but sometimes also including the patella) |
| 低学年 | [ていがくねん, teigakunen] (n) (See 高学年,中学年) lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades); (P) |
| 切り(P);限り;限(io) | [きり, kiri] (n) (1) end; finish; stop; (2) (See 切りがない,切りのない) bounds; limits; (3) (esp. 限り,限) delivery date (of a futures contract); (4) finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in joruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville); (suf,ctr) (5) counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat); (prt) (6) (uk) (senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech) (See っ切り・っきり・1) only; just; (7) (uk) (usu. in a negative sentence) since; (8) (uk) remaining (in a particular state); (P) |
| 嘈囃;そう囃 | [そうざつ, souzatsu] (n,vs) (obsc) (嘈囃 is sometimes read むねやけ) (See 胸焼け) heartburn; sour stomach |
| 夜叉 | [やしゃ, yasha] (n) yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors) (san |
| 女子挺身隊 | [じょしていしんたい, joshiteishintai] (n) (See 従軍慰安婦) women's volunteer corps (groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII, sometimes mistakenly associated with comfort women) |
| 居る | [おる, oru] (v1,vi) (1) (uk) (See 在る・1) to be (of animate objects); to exist; (2) to stay; (v1,aux-v) (3) (the い is sometimes dropped) (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing); (P) |
| 居士 | [こじ, koji] (n) (1) {Buddh} grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); (2) private-sector scholar |
| 山陽地方 | [さんようちほう, sanyouchihou] (n) San-you region of western Honshu (inc. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures) |
| 掌骨 | [しょうこつ, shoukotsu] (n,adj-no) (obsc) (See 中手骨) bones of the palm (esp. the metacarpals, but sometimes also including the carpals) |
| 案ずるより産むが易し;案ずるより生むが易し | [あんずるよりうむがやすし, anzuruyoriumugayasushi] (exp) (id) it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it |
| 河童の川流れ | [かっぱのかわながれ, kappanokawanagare] (exp) anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods |
| 猿も木から落ちる | [さるもきからおちる, sarumokikaraochiru] (exp,v1) even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods |
| 玉(P);球;珠;弾 | [たま, tama] (n) (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉,珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (sl) (abbr) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derog) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf) (15) (usu. だま) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (P) |
| 行く(P);往く(oK);逝く(oK) | [いく(P);ゆく(P), iku (P); yuku (P)] (v5k-s,vi) (1) (See 来る・くる) to go; (2) (い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use) (See 旨く行く) to proceed; to take place; (3) (逝く only) to die; to pass away; (aux-v) (4) to continue; (P) |
| 酒盗 | [しゅとう, shutou] (n) dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture) |
| 馬穴(ateji);馬尻(ateji) | [バケツ, baketsu] (n) (also sometimes given the ateji 馬穴 and 馬尻) bucket; pail; (P) |
| 高学年 | [こうがくねん, kougakunen] (n) (See 低学年,中学年) upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades); (P) |
| 黒い雨 | [くろいあめ, kuroiame] (n) heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima) |