noun:

• toad venom (used as an analgesic and cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine)

noun:

• pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

noun:

• bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo, species of hammerhead shark found in the Western Hemisphere)

noun:

• muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking - slang

noun:

• attacking each other; capturing race (e.g. in go); mutual attack

noun:

• Tengin Bank robbery (1948), in which 12 people died of cyanide poisoning

expression / noun:

• misty mountain with blossoming buds and flowers as it appears in spring

noun:

• Oreochromis; genus of tilapiine cichlids in the fish family Cichlidae

noun:

• Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)

noun:

• comprehensive list of famous places in Kyoto accompanied with pictures and text

noun:

• appointed official sent to administer a certain region (in the Ryukyu Kingdom)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

expression / noun:

• difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

noun:

• high-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryo system) - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be in a (plaster) cast ➜ 嵌める【はめる】

noun:

• female weaver
• Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae - Astronomy term ➜ 織女星【しょくじょせい】

noun:

• Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (in Japan); SCAP

noun:

• cigarette lighter socket (in an automobile)

noun:

• techno-park; technopark; area of high-tech companies, esp. in information technology

expression:

• idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances - Buddhism term ➜ 四法印【しほういん】

noun:

• ball not bouncing (e.g. in a catch) - Baseball term - From English "no bound"

noun:

• deadline (esp. in the entertainment industry); fixed ending time - colloquialism

expression:

• ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

expression / noun:

• couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship

noun / ~する noun:

• preservation of obsolete machinery in a functional condition (e.g. train engines) ➜ 静態保存