noun:

• pick-guard (protective patch on a shamisen, etc.)

expression / noun:

• official history (e.g. a state-sanctioned account of history subject to revision when the government changes)

adjectival noun:

• writable (e.g. a writable CD-ROM) - IT term

noun:

• explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary)
• legend (on maps, drawings, etc.) ➜ キャプション

noun:

• work done for enjoyment (as a diversion); dilettante work - four character idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

noun / ~する noun:

• (a) wander; amble

noun:

• super spreader (carrier of a viral disease who spreads the virus to a large number of other people)

noun:

• Tsushima marten (Martes melampus tsuensis, a subspecies of the Japanese marten) ➜ 貂

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race)
• to pass the baton; to hand on the torch - idiom

godan ~す verb:

• to manage (a horse)

noun:

• nine cuts mudra (mudra: hand posture which forms a part of Hindu prayer); exorcism-purification spell - Buddhism term

noun:

• lookup (e.g. in a dictionary, address list, etc.)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to turn (a matter) over in one's mind; to think deeply

noun / ~する noun:

• filing off (in a parade)

noun / ~する noun:

• recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing
• composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem

noun / ~する noun:

• personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer) - esp. 私選 ➜ 国選
• private selection (e.g. of poetry) - esp. 私撰 ➜ 勅撰

noun:

• probationary nun (undergoing a two-year probationary period before receiving ordainment) - From Sanskrit "siksamana"

noun:

• Piltdown hoax (1912 discovery of a fossilized ape-human missing-link skull, later revealed to be fraudulent) - obscure term ➜ ピルトダウン人

noun:

• decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp ➜ 大頭【おおがしら】

noun:

• criminal conspiracy (participation in the planning a crime, but not its execution)

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour) - idiom ➜ 点数を稼ぐ【てんすうをかせぐ】

noun:

• wing (of a building)

noun:

• trematode (i.e. a fluke)

noun:

• bony scale (of a fish)