noun:

• tao-tie engraving; figure of a creature of Chinese mythology engraved on bronze ware during the Yin-Chou dynasty

noun:

• "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) ➜ 戊

noun:

• field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations) - archaism

noun:

• nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved) - Buddhism term ➜ 三身

noun / ~する noun:

• dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master) - Buddhism term
• certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)

noun:

• buddy system; the idea that divers always dive with a buddy to assist each other

expression:

• the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more - proverb

noun:

• lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down Antonym: 上げ
• depreciation; price fall
• punch line (of a rakugo story) ➜ 落語
• sword strap - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 下げ緒

noun:

• grain (1-7000 of a pound, approx. 64.80 mg)
• grain (wheat, etc.) ➜ グレーンウイスキー

noun:

• phosphine; phosphane; PH3; hydrogen phosphide; phosphorus trihydride - Chemistry term ➜ ホスフィン
• diphosphine; diphosphane; P2H4
• solid hydrogen phosphides (a yellow powder)

noun:

• Heian-period boarding school (for children of a specific noble clan) established near the former central university of Kyoto ➜ 大学寮・七大私学

noun:

• Heian-period student of government administration - archaism
• Buddhist scholar; researcher at a Buddhist temple; person studying Buddhism - archaism
• learning; scholarship - archaism

noun:

• side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants) ➜ 寝殿造

noun:

• name plate on the front of a train, bus, etc.; number plate; rollsign; roll sign - From English "head mark"

noun:

• initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages
• initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

noun:

• off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device off at a certain time) ➜ 入タイマー

noun:

• Cichlidae; family of fishes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure

noun:

• Cichlidae; family of fishes exhibiting fusion of the lower pharyngeal bones into a single tooth-bearing structure

expression:

• state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; half-killing a snake [literal]

pronoun:

• that girl; that kid
• you (mainly used by a brothel owner or senior prostitutes when addressing servant girls) - archaism ➜ 禿

interjection:

• all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

expression / noun:

• age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of a girl in the late teens)

noun:

• falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)

noun:

• lido; area on a cruise ship having the main outdoor swimming pool and sunbathing area

noun:

• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace ➜ 御触書