noun:

• mamba (snake of the genus Dendroaspis)
• yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - abbreviation ➜ ヤマンバ

noun:

• Hosea (book of the Bible)

noun:

• inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")

noun:

• Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era

noun:

• twospot surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus binotatus, species of bristletooth tang native to the Indo-Pacific)

noun:

• bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo, species of hammerhead shark found in the Western Hemisphere)

noun:

• smalleye hammerhead (Sphyrna tudes, species of hammerhead shark common in the western Atlantic)

noun:

• rounding figures (e.g. to the nearest whole number)

noun:

• Luvarus (sole genus of perciform fish in the family Luvaridae whose only member is the luvar)

noun:

• (the quality of) inter-family association

noun:

• assistant director (second highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryo system) - archaism ➜ 四等官

noun:

• Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

noun:

• Pseudorinelepis genibarbis (species of armored catfish from the Amazon River)

noun:

• convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus, species of the Indo-Pacific); convict tang; manini

noun:

• Decapoda (the order of crustaceans including shrimp and crabs)

noun:

• layer of clothing worn by nobles (worn beneath the robe but over the undergarments) - archaism

noun:

• drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)

noun:

• Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - archaism - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・朱雀【すざく】

suffix / counter:

• counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.

noun:

• thin leather with gold patterns (introduced from Europe during the Edo period)

noun:

• three ministries (under the ritsuryo system: Ministries of Civil Services, Health & War) ➜ 律令制
• three departments (in Tang-dynasty China: Secretariat, Chancellory & Dept. of State Affairs)

noun / ~する noun:

• having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor) - humble language

noun:

• F layer (of the ionosphere)

noun:

• Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon) - Buddhism term ➜ 歓喜天

noun:

• court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace) ➜ 五舎

noun:

• Higashiyama period (cultural and artistic period of the mid-Muromachi) ➜ 室町時代