[のち, nochi] (n, adj-no) (1) (See 後ずさり) behind; rear; (2) (See その後) after; later; (3) after one's death; (4) remainder; the rest; (5) descendant; successor; heir; (6) (arch) past; previous; (n-adv) (7) more (i.e. five more minutes); (P) #84
[じ, ji] (n) (1) Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); (2) nickname; (3) section of a village #676
[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) #2007
[あいさつ, aisatsu] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; (2) speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; (3) reply; response; (4) (sl) revenge; retaliation; (exp) (5) (See 御挨拶) a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark); (6) (orig. meaning) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment); (P) #6028
[まめ, mame] (n) (1) legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.); beans; peas; (2) (See 大豆) soya bean (soybean); soy (Glycine max); (3) (col) female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); (4) (col) { food } kidney; (n-pref) (5) miniature; tiny; (6) child; (P) #6457
[せいしつ, seishitsu] (n) (1) (See 側室, 本妻) legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); (2) (See 表座敷・おもてざしき) room for receiving guests; (3) (obsc) heir; successor #6568
[かぞえ, kazoe] (n) (abbr) (See 数え年・かぞえどし) old manner of reckoning one's age, newborns being considered a year old, with everyone adding one year to their age at New Year's #7319
[しごう, shigou] (n) (See 贈り名) posthumous name (based the deeds one has performed in their lifetime) #7445
[きでん, kiden] (pn, adj-no) (1) (hon) you (primarily used by men in letters to their male equals or superiors); (2) (arch) (hon) your residence #7704
[へいりょく, heiryoku] (n) military force; force of arms; strength of an army; (P) #10050
[ねえさん(P);あねさん, neesan (P); anesan] (n) (1) (hon) (usu. 姉さん) elder sister; (2) (vocative) young lady; (3) (usu. 姐さん) miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); (4) (usu. 姐さん) ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); (P) #11025
[みょうじょう, myoujou] (n) (1) (See 金星・きんせい) morning star; Venus; (2) Lucifer; (3) preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.); (P) #11596
[へいれつ, heiretsu] (n, vs, adj-no) arrangement; parallel; abreast; (P) #11802
[ちゃくなん, chakunan] (n) heir; eldest son #12940
[たぬき, tanuki] (n) (1) raccoon dog; tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); (2) sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face #14920
[こうみょう(P);こうめい, koumyou (P); koumei] (n) (1) bright light; (2) hope; bright future; (3) { Buddh } light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion; (P) #15179
[じょうはつ, jouhatsu] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) evaporation; (2) disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance; (P) #17521
[おしるし, oshirushi] (n) (1) (uk) (See 破水) a show; blood-stained mucus discharge that happens during pregnancy up to two weeks before delivery; (2) signature mark (crest) used by members of the Imperial family to mark their belongings; (3) (See しるし・1) a sign (with honorific 'o')
[おやといがいこくじん, oyatoigaikokujin] (n) hired foreigners; foreign advisors hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
[おねえさん, oneesan] (n) (1) (hon) (usu. お姉さん) (See 姉さん) elder sister; (2) (vocative) young lady; (3) (usu. お姐さん) miss (referring to a waitress, etc.); (4) (usu. お姐さん) ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors); (P)
[とらのこ, toranoko] (n) (1) tiger cub; (2) treasure (as it is said that tigers treasure their young)
[ふいごまつり, fuigomatsuri] (n) Bellows Festival (festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray)
[uo-mubizu] (n) (See クールビズ) WARM BIZ (Japanese government campaign encouraging companies to set their heater thermostats to 20 degrees Celsius over the winter)
[ka-jinarutetora ; ka-jinaru . tetora] (n) cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi)
[ku-rubizu] (n) (See ウォームビズ) cool biz; cool business; business casual (Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and for companies to set their air conditioners to 28C, etc.)
[kuoria] (n) quale; qualia (qualities or feelings considered independently of their effects on behavior)
[guri-nneontetora ; guri-n . neon . tetora] (n) green neon tetra (Paracheirodon simulans)
[komiketto] (n) (abbr) comic market; convention where amateur manga artists sell their work
[shirohoshinekozame] (n) whitespotted bullhead shark (Heterodontus ramalheira, found in the Western Indian Ocean)
[zekken] (n) cloth bib with number or logo worn by athletes, etc. (e.g. over their shirts) (ger
[ツケがまわってくる(ツケが回って来る);つけがまわってくる(付けが回って来る), tsuke gamawattekuru ( tsuke ga mawatte kuru ); tsukegamawattekuru ( duke ga mawatte] (exp, vk) the bill will come due (expression used to imply that someone will eventually have to pay the price for their misdeeds)
[ナヌカザメぞく, nanukazame zoku] (n) Cephaloscyllium (genus of catshark known as swellsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae capable of inflating their body)
[nyu-shinguru ; nyu-. shinguru] (n) (1) new single (by a recording artist); (2) person of marriageable age who remains single (e.g. to focus on their career) (wasei
[neontetora] (n) neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)
[hamipan ; hami pan] (n) (abbr) (sl) having part of one's underwear exposed from their shorts
[バーコードあたま, ba-ko-do atama] (n) someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot (from barcode head)
[hikki-] (n) (derog) (sl) (See 引きこもり・1) someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
[pettorosu] (n) emotional effect on pet owners from losing their pet (wasei
[megafepusu] (n) megafeps (mnemonic for verbs that never precede infinitives, but rather their gerunds); mind, enjoy, give up, avoid, finish, escape, postpone, stop
[ユビキタスしゃかい, yubikitasu shakai] (n) society where IT related gadgets are prevalent and their function transparent (from "ubiquitous computing")
[ro-rerai] (n) (1) Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; (2) rock in the Rhine
[いさんそうぞくにん, isansouzokunin] (n) heir; heiress; inheritor
[いりゅうぶん, iryuubun] (n) heir's distributive share
[いしゃのふようじょう, ishanofuyoujou] (exp) failing to practice what one preaches; physician, heal thyself; doctors often neglect their own health
[いちあいいっさつ, ichiaiissatsu] (n) (arch) (See 挨拶) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) (source of modern word aisatsu)
[いっし, isshi] (n) (1) a child; one child; (2) one of several children, especially the son and heir; (3) (See 一目・いちもく) one stone (in Go)
[いんどうをわたす, indouwowatasu] (exp, v5s) (1) to perform the last rites over the deceased; (2) to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
[かげでわるくちをいう, kagedewarukuchiwoiu] (exp, v5u) to insult someone behind their back
[よこづなおおぜき, yokodunaoozeki] (n) grand champion filling the rank of champion to keep their number at 2 (sumo)
[おういけいしょうしゃ, ouikeishousha] (n) heir to a throne