noun:

• occupation period (e.g. post-WWII period during which the Allies occupied Japan)

expression / noun:

• demonym; name used to refer to the residents of a country, region, etc.

expression:

• I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself - proverb

expression:

• you don't appreciate the value of good health until you lose it - proverb - obscure term

noun:

• slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)

noun / ~の noun:

• desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners ➜ への字に結んだ口

expression / noun:

• mouth shaped like a kana "he" character; mouth turned down at the corners

noun:

• half-assed gyaru; young woman who partially adheres to the gyaru fashion trend - from 中途半端 and ギャル - abbreviation - slang ➜ ギャル

noun:

• mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)
• tree with red leaves or flowers

noun:

• frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus) - sensitive ➜ 蛙鮟鱇

noun:

• archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)

noun:

• frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)

noun:

• toadfish (any fish of family Batrachoididae, esp. the Pacuma toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis)

noun:

• British North America Act (now known as the Constitution Act 1867)

noun:

• attaching (of seaweed or seed oysters) to nets for the purpose of cultivation

noun / ~する noun:

• tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki ➜ 繦

noun:

• lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon

noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun:

• fabric dyed, embroided or impressed so that the original fabric is completely covered

noun:

• speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific); citron butterflyfish

noun:

• Thalassoma (genus of brightly colored fish of the wrasse family Labridae)

noun:

• Atelomycterus; genus of five species of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae

noun:

• Gollum (genus of one species, Gollum attenuatus, in the family Proscylliidae)

noun / ~する noun:

• verification of the authenticity of a document (e.g. by seal or handwriting) - obscure term