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• sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica) - 鼠頭魚 is gikun

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• yellowtail surgeonfish (Prionurus punctatus, species of Eastern Central Pacific tang found in reefs from the Gulf of California to El Salvador)

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• blue-ringed octopus (esp. one species, the blue-lined octopus, Hapalochlaena fasciata)

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• diving petrel (esp. the common diving petrel, Pelecanoides urinatrix)

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• Distylium racemosum (evergreen tree of the winter-hazel genus)

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• filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents) (from The Classic of Filial Piety)

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• budget compilation (by the Cabinet)

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• "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least) - slang ➜ 割り勘勝ち

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• Red Crystal (politically and religiously neutral emblem used by the International Committee of the Red Cross)

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

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• air guitar (imaginary instrument used when pretending to play the guitar)

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• ninjutsu (fighting art of the ninja); ninja skills in secrecy, stealth and combat techniques - Martial Arts term

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• blind spot (on the retina) - obscure term ➜ 盲点

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• bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)

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• modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music ➜ 楽箏

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• no wait state memory (memory the CPU can access without requiring wait states) - abbreviation - IT term
• instant (e.g. for display speed of text in computer games) - From English "no wait"

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• Chelmon (genus of tropical fish in the family Chaetodontidae)

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• creeper (plant that grows along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)

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• unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers) - Buddhism term ➜ 六神通

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• Myxine paucidens (species of hagfish from the Sagaminada Sea in Japan)

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• general secretary (esp. of Communist parties of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of North Korea); secretary-general - obscure term ➜ 書記長・総書記

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• boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period) ➜ 釜茹で【かまゆで】

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• terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses ➜ 兵馬

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• large river (esp. the Yangtze) - archaism
• Lake Biwa ➜ 琵琶湖

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• Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis; Alpha Ori; Heike star [literal] - Astronomy term ➜ ベテルギウス