(shiritori) "ru-attacking": producing words that end with -ru , forcing the opponent to produce words that begin with ru- (a difficult task, as they are few in number and the majority are Western loanwords)

Pleioblastus simonii, a bamboo used in crafts and pre-modern construction.

fold (crease)

hole in fabric between the warp and the weft

(Internet slang, vulgar) Alternative form of だめ (dame), representing slurred speech during sex.

Abbreviation of お誕生日おめでとう. Happy birthday

killing of an animal directly after capture

mold, pattern / type, model, style

a style, a type / a mold, a pattern, a template / (martial arts) kata (choreographed training exercises) / (noh, kabuki) a particular style of stage movement or choreography

(polite) person