noun:

• Japanese sable (subspecies of sable native to Hokkaido, Martes zibellina brachyura)

noun:

• Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces, 1868-1869)

noun:

• birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

noun:

• miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)

noun:

• dialects of Japanese spoken in Western Tottori prefecture and Eastern Shimane prefecture ➜ 出雲弁

noun:

• cinquefoil (Potentilla matsumurae); potentilla; Japanese alpine perennial of the rose family

noun:

• door (esp. Japanese-style) ［戸］ ➜ 扉
• shutter; window shutter
• entrance (to a home) - archaism
• narrows - archaism

noun:

• outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle)
• the Japanese flag - abbreviation ➜ 日の丸の旗

noun:

• Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture
• (ancient) Japan

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• Japanese ➜ 大和絵・大和魂

noun:

• pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature)
• preface; introduction

noun:

• Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica)
• alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly

noun:

• ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

noun:

• miyako-bushi scale (characteristic Japanese hemitonic pentatonic scale: mi, fa, la, ti, do)

noun:

• Yoshida Shinto; fusion of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism stressing traditional Japanese elements

noun:

• Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
• sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua) ➜ 山茶花
• Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum) - archaism ➜ 鼠黐

noun:

• chrysanthemum taboo; taboo about criticizing or parodying the Japanese royal family

noun:

• Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku) ➜ 浄瑠璃・文楽

noun:

• quarter
• someone with one non-Japanese grandparent ➜ ハーフ
• quota - esp. クォータ and クオータ

noun:

• diseases specified by the Japanese government as being worrisome, having no known treatment and of unknown causes

noun:

• "New Nessie" (unidentified sea creature discovered by Japanese trawler Zuiyo Maru in 1977)

noun:

• Japanese huchen (Hucho perryi) (salmonoid fish found in Hokkaido that grows up to 1.5 meters)

noun:

• fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc.

noun:

• Japanese subsidy plan allowing refundable points when purchasing energy-efficient electronical appliances, etc. - From English "eco-point"

noun:

• right; right hand side
• afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above ➜ 右に同じ

noun:

• yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue - Food term
• roasted meat; grill - Food term