shisa, a mythical Okinawan beast frequently depicted in paired guardian statues

(slang) Alternative spelling of うれしい

an egg

gall wasp

粕, 糟: in sake production, the dregs or lees left over after extracting the liquid from the fermented rice mash

子音: consonant / 死因: cause of death / 試飲: sample drinking / 私印: private stamp

used to form adjectives from nouns, reduplications, or the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) of verbs; an adjective derived by this suffix implies a thorough and certain possession of the quality of the suffixed term:

過失: error / 仮漆: varnish

火鼠: fire-rat

火葬場: crematorium, crematory