noun:

• prolamin; member of a class of proteins found in grains

noun:

• Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology

noun:

• raku ware; hand-moulded, lead glazed earthenware pottery fired at low temperatures, esp. used in tea ceremony (molded)

expression:

• job-related; in the course of one's work

expression / ichidan verb:

• to blame; to find fault with ➜ 難癖を付ける

noun:

• Hundred Schools of Thought; general term for the large number of scholars and controversialists, and their respective schools, that flourished during China's Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period - four character idiom

noun:

• five-line musical notation; Western musical notation based on the five-line staff

noun:

• low table; table with very short legs

noun:

• Canis Major (constellation); the Greater Dog

adverb / expression:

• before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

noun:

• world peace; peace of the world

expression:

• I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...

noun:

• secret art; the mysteries

noun:

• beshimi; noh mask with a slanted mouth, bulging eyes and large nostrils

noun:

• Thamnophilidae; family comprising the antbirds

noun:

• additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case

noun:

• fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

expression:

• two heads are better than one; if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri [literal] - proverb ➜ 文殊

noun:

• urethritis; inflammation of the urethra

noun:

• court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period)
• separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period) ➜ 曹司
• room for a very low class prostitute
• very low class prostitute ➜ 局女郎

noun:

• decompression sickness; the bends

noun:

• open three-of-a-kind (meld); three-of-a-kind made with a tile called from another player - Mahjong term ➜ 刻子・明刻子

expression:

• much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)

noun:

• new registration; registering for the first time

noun:

• agent; person in charge