a surname

(of an engine) idling

(of an engine) idle

Old Japanese form of 蹴る (keru, “to kick”)

morning activities that fill time before a more important activity (work, etc.)

Synonym of 関東 (Kantō): the area east of 逢坂の関 (Ōsaka-no-seki, “tollgate of Ōsaka-yama”) or the 函谷関 (Kankoku-kan, “Hangu Pass”)

qualia

(typography) a quad: a spacer used in metal typesetting

(idiomatic) just as [someone] says

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth