noun:

• broadfin sawtail catshark (Galeus nipponensis, found in China, Japan, and the Kyushu-Palau Ridge)

expression:

• the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping) - obscure term - four character idiom

noun:

• Zanclidae; family of perciform fish whose sole member is the moorish idol

noun:

• geisha; woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living - obscure term ➜ 歌妓

noun:

• room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow) ➜ 襖【ふすま】・障子

noun:

• small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period) ➜ 和鏡

noun:

• observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc. - archaism
• astronomical expert - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 霊台郎・天文博士
• place where the soul is located - archaism

noun:

• seven boarding schools established in Kyoto by noble families during the early Heian period ➜ 大学別曹

noun:

• curtain separating a central room from the aisles around it (in palatial-style architecture) ➜ 母屋【もや】・庇

noun:

• low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)

noun:

• pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure - abbreviation

noun:

• part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods) - archaism

noun:

• loyalty; devotion; fidelity; faithfulness
• inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system) ➜ 判官【はんがん】・弾正台

noun:

• residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period) ➜ 与力・同心

noun:

• whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri, species of the Indo-West Pacific)

noun:

• blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus, species found in the Indo-Pacific)

noun:

• downstage left (in noh), where the secondary actor is often seated ➜ 脇【わき】

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - opening formula of a brief letter

noun:

• Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)

noun:

• lock; tuft; tassel; feathers (i.e. fringe of hair on the legs); feathering; penicil

noun:

• mushroom that springs up in the morning and withers by night; "something short-lived" [figurative] - archaism

noun:

• starting the new school year from autumn (instead of spring); autumnal admission; fall matriculation

noun / ~する noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class) - Kansai dialect ➜ 体育座り

noun:

• Pantherinae; subfamily of Felidae which contains the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis

noun:

• sake lees with black or brown specks (from oxidation enzymes produced by the yeast) ➜ 酒かす