noun:

• variation route (esp. in mountain-climbing); alternative route

noun:

• shadow mask (in colour television)

noun:

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

noun:

• first or solo run in a race (grand prix, horse race, etc.)

noun:

• mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound

noun:

• dialects of Japanese spoken in Western Tottori prefecture and Eastern Shimane prefecture ➜ 出雲弁

noun:

• tree covered in fresh green leaves; newly green trees of early Summer ➜ 新緑・若葉

noun:

• noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa

noun:

• break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.).

noun / ~する noun:

• patrolling ➜ 巡行
• acting in accordance with one's orders
• direct motion; prograde motion - Astronomy term ➜ 順行

noun:

• net cafe refugee; homeless person living in an Internet cafe ➜ ネカフェ難民【ネカフェなんみん】

noun:

• net cafe refugee; homeless person living in an Internet cafe - abbreviation ➜ ネットカフェ難民【ネットカフェなんみん】

noun:

• rice granules; coarse glutinous rice flour (often used in candy production)

noun:

• medicine man; witch doctor (doctor specialized in treating illnesses caused by magic)

noun:

• frequency; popularity; currency

~する noun:

• to perform well; to be successful in an activity

expression / noun:

• champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero

noun:

• three highest ranks in a ministry: minister, vice minister and parliamentary secretary ➜ 大臣【だいじん】・副大臣・政務官

noun / ~の noun:

• right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face ➜ 真向かい

noun:

• Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures - Buddhism term
• Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation - Buddhism term

noun:

• cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk

noun:

• Hojo clan symbol; Hojo family crest (three triangles in a triangular pattern)

noun:

• pieces of crab prepared for use in shabu-shabu (usu. claw meat) - Food term ➜ しゃぶしゃぶ

noun:

• jawbone; mandible ➜ 顎骨
• branchial arches (in fish); gill arches

noun:

• last call (in bar, restaurant, etc.); last order

noun:

• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ➜ ノーベル生理学医学賞