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生汗なまあせnamaase

noun  noun (generic) 

  • sweat caused by fear, stress, etc.
蕪蒸しかぶらむしkaburamushi

noun  noun (generic) 

  • steamed fish with grated turnip on top
  • hollowed-out turnip stuffed with chicken, shrimp, gingko nuts, etc.
字足らずじたらずjitarazu

noun  noun (generic) 

  • waka, haiku, etc. with insufficient syllables
卓袱しっぽくshippoku

irregular kanji usage  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  Kansai-ben 

  • Chinese-style low dining table
  • Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki Chinese style low dining table
  • soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
お亀蕎麦おかめそばokamesoba

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
炙り料理あぶりりょうりaburiryouri

noun  noun (generic) 

  • cooking meat, fish, etc. over flames
来局らいきょくraikyoku

noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

  • coming to a post office, broadcasting station, etc.
来所らいしょraisho

rarely used kanji form  noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する  intransitive verb 

  • coming to an office, laboratory, etc.
灌頂かんじょうkanjou

Buddhism  noun  noun (generic) 

  • baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood
  • baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism)
  • pouring water onto a gravestone
  • teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)
来征らいせいraisei

noun  noun (generic)  noun or participle taking the aux. verb する 

  • coming from far away to participate in a game, war, etc.

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