noun:

• (in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E) ➜ 十二律・太簇
• (in gagaku) scale similar to the Dorian mode on E ➜ 律旋・六調子

noun:

• ticket (e.g. for a traffic violation)

noun:

• catchphrase (esp. in advertising)

noun:

• utility room (with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment)

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• Japan's first coinage (dating to 683 CE, but perhaps never in circulation) ➜ 和同開珎

noun:

• ahimsa (principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.)

noun:

• one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin - four character idiom

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• cutting stock (extra material cut off in machining operations as a safety margin for tolerances); machining allowance

noun:

• thinner futon (in contact with the skin)

noun:

• Aulonocranus dewindti (cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in E. Africa)

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• freshly-drawn green tea (esp. in sushi shops)

noun:

• Cephaloscyllium (genus of catshark known as swellsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae capable of inflating their body)

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers

noun:

• pass (e.g. in public transportation)

noun:

• Sanja Festival (Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo, third weekend of May)

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

noun:

• canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
• helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• derivation (e.g. in math, logic); drawing (conclusion, summary etc.); leading (e.g. to a conclusion, opinion, etc.)

noun:

• glossy silk thread (made from raw silk treated in a solution to dissolve the sericin)

noun:

• revisit rate (e.g. for WWW sites); visitor retention rate

noun:

• sansevieria (esp. mother-in-law's tongue, Sansevieria trifasciata); sanseveria - From Latin

noun:

• truth of the middle (all things are in a middle state, being void yet having temporary existence) - Buddhism term ➜ 三諦

noun:

• (belief in the desirability of) education by rote learning

noun:

• twelve meridians (in acupuncture, etc.) ➜ 経絡

suffix:

• (something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea) ➜ 下痢止め