Nounwhelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.) · small spiral-shelled snail (esp. a pond snail)

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto smash; to crush; to flatten · to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop · to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbto mutter; to murmur; to grumble · to tweet; to post on Twitter

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto close (one's eyes); to shut

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse · to go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse · to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)round and cute (esp. of eyes)

Nounstone (used for throwing)

Adverb (fukushi)in detail; with great care; completely; fully

Noungrains; lumps; drops; beads; pulp · grainy; bumpy; coarse; bubbly; foamy; lumpy

Nounsmall silver coin of the Edo period

Nounmurmur; mutter; murmuring · tweet; Twitter post

NounCastanopsis cuspidata (species of chinquapin)

Nouncollapse; ruin; destruction · break (on a printed line, letter, etc.)

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'the pick; the choice

Nounscrap value

Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verbto become grainy

Nounslightly crushed sweetened red-bean paste

Nounwhelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)

Nouncoarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'uniform excellence

Nounscrap value

Nountype of woman's hairdo (Edo period)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' endingto be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good

Nouncrushed umeboshi; crushed pickled plum

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Suru verb - includedto scrap; to melt down

Nounmicroblog; microblogging service

Nounmicroblog

Nounmuttering voice; murmuring voice

Noungrainy sensation; lumpy feel

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' endingto be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; to be valuable as scrap

Nounpilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

Nounfirst dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck) · dream on the night of setsubun

Nounman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'granular; granulated

Nounthree parts; three copies

Nounghost; apparition · goblin; monster; demon · something unusually large

Nounslave · retainer; servant · captive

Nounsetsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held · last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

Nounbitter-tasting bug

Nounman who scatters beans on Setsubun · small man; little man · lewd little man

Nounsardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

Nounparched beans scattered on Setsubun

Noun, Suru verbsowing beans (or pulses, etc.) · scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbexorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence · exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)

Nounparched beans (or nuts) scattered around the house during setsubun

Nounehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck

Nounehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck