noun:

• Eridacnis; genus of finback catshark in the family Proscylliidae

noun:

• pygmy ribbontail catshark (Eridacnis radcliffei, found in the Indo-West Pacific)

noun:

• Sphyrna; genus of hammerhead sharks in the family Sphyrnidae

noun:

• Pomacentrus (genus of marine damselfish in the family Pomacentridae)

noun:

• Notorynchus; genus of cow sharks in the family Hexanchidae

noun:

• Ctenochaetus; genus of bristletooth tangs in the family Acanthuridae

noun:

• late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts

noun:

• card indicating a pass in the higher Chinese civil service examinations - archaism ➜ 科挙

noun:

• imperial censor; ancient Chinese official in charge of inspecting other officials

noun:

• one scene (e.g. in a movie)

noun:

• twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods

noun:

• words used to describe tempo, dynamics, etc. in music; musical terminology

noun:

• highest ranking prostitute in Yoshiwara (from the Houreki era onward) ➜ 宝暦【ほうれき】

noun:

• pavilion housing imperial treasures and historical artifacts (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

noun:

• seven residential pavilions for court ladies (in the inner Heian Palace) ➜ 後宮

noun:

• fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume ➜ 素麺

expression:

• in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

noun / ~の noun:

• frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism
• first-time guest in a red-light district

noun:

• ghost image; unexpected appearance of something unwanted in a photograph, etc.

noun:

• mid-sized store
• middle-class brothel (in a red-light district)

noun:

• pressure suppression (e.g. pool, container in a nuclear power plant)

noun:

• Crepidiastrum keiskeanum (species of plant in the daisy family)

noun:

• rice field in the charge of a nominal holder (ritsuryo system) - archaism ➜ 名主【みょうしゅ】

noun:

• self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre) ➜ 名乗り

noun:

• nil return; nothing offered (e.g. in wage negotiations)