noun:

• Ephippus (genus of 2 species of spadefish in the family Ephippidae)

noun:

• prosperity; prospering; flourishing

interjection:

• best of luck; all the best; hurray; hoorah ➜ 万歳【ばんざい】

noun:

• small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace) - archaism

noun:

• black silk or paper triangle worn over the forehead (usu. worn by children)

expression:

• dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

noun:

• threadfin (any fish of family Polynemidae, esp. the striped threadfin, Polydactylus plebeius)

noun:

• visitor from afar ➜ まろうど
• joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms

noun:

• rowing with square blades; rowing without feathering the oars - From English "no feather"

noun / ~する noun:

• involving the audience (by talking to them, bringing them on stage, etc.)

noun:

• tie-dyeing - archaism - obscure term
• heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center - obscure term

noun:

• open-mouthed form (statue with open mouth, symbolizing the "a" half of "aum")

noun:

• closed-mouthed form (statue with closed mouth, symbolizing the "um" half of "aum")

expression / ~よい adjective:

• knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

interjection:

• oh!; good heavens! - also written as 応
• ugh! oh no!
• ah!; agh!; the penny drops!

noun:

• early morning ➜ あさっぱら
• empty stomach in the morning before eating breakfast - archaism
• triviality; simple matter - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

noun:

• Jataka; collection of texts on the early lives of Buddha (4th century BCE) - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

noun:

• Japanese war tuba; pre-radar acoustic locator used by the Imperial Japanese Army

noun:

• over-concentrated shape (in go); placing too many stones in the same area

noun:

• masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

noun:

• chrysanthemum taboo; taboo about criticizing or parodying the Japanese royal family

noun:

• spot removal, esp. from the skin - usu. シミ取り ➜ 染み【しみ】
• spot remover (carpets, etc.) - usu. 染み取り ➜ 染み【しみ】

noun:

• Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta - Buddhism term

noun:

• Bhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha - Buddhism term

expression / noun:

• person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person