noun:

• Indian swellshark (Cephaloscyllium silasi, species of catshark from the western Indian Ocean)

noun:

• folk song from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture (used as a Bon Festival dance song)

noun:

• mysteries of one's master's art
• robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); "transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)" [figurative] - original meaning - Buddhism term

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• out of fashion; out of style; outmoded

noun:

• type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process

expression:

• at the time of (ind. opportunity or situation where something should be done)

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties

noun / ~する noun:

• crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match - Sumo, Martial Arts term

noun:

• left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef - Food term

noun:

• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

expression / godan ~る verb:

• clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance) - obscure term

noun:

• pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple

noun:

• outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties - abbreviation ➜ 公務執行妨害罪

expression / ichidan verb:

• to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes - idiom ➜ 目からウロコの落ちる

noun / ~の noun:

• flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom
• the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty
• booming or peaking (in popularity)

noun:

• digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product

noun:

• Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple) - Buddhism term

noun:

• department (or school) of technology, engineering or science

noun:

• curious or extraordinary story or piece of news

noun:

• robes of a judge or lawyer or priest

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

noun:

• sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal, species of tang found from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf); Red Sea surgeonfish; sohal tang

noun / ~の noun:

• right side
• style of Japanese court music

noun:

• style; fashion
• school (e.g. of poetry) ➜ 流派