noun:

• divide; parting; separating; distribution
• carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder
• hair parted in the middle - abbreviation ➜ 振り分け髪

noun:

• Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do, i.e. the Dorian mode) ➜ 呂旋

noun:

• countryside dialect - Linguistics term
• sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period - Linguistics term

noun:

• cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th)
• traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.

noun:

• useless book learning; knowing the theory but being able to put it into practice; practising swimming in a field [literal] - idiom - humorous term

noun:

• ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul) - four character idiom

noun:

• internal hindrance ［ないしょう］ - Buddhism term
• any visual disorder caused by a problem within the eye (i.e. glaucoma, amaurosis, etc.) ➜ 上翳

noun:

• bonus footage (e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews), such as that included on DVDs of movies, television programs, etc.

noun:

• creating a noun by affixing "ku" to the end of an inflectable word (e.g. "omowaku", "osoraku")

noun:

• iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters) ➜ 踊り字

noun:

• integrated set of schools that offers education from one stage to the next without taking entrance exams en route

noun:

• jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze)
• peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

noun:

• sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries) - archaism
• noh ［さるがく］ ➜ 能楽
• fooling around ［さるごう］

noun:

• small purification wand - archaism
• thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods) ➜ 切麻

noun:

• strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• squarenose unicornfish (Naso mcdadei, species of Indo-West Pacific tang found from East Africa to the Great Barrier Reef)

noun:

• road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762) - obscure term

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it

noun:

• children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it ➜ 根っ木

noun:

• three-pronged vajra flung by Kukai on his return from China to determine the Holy Land of Esoteric Buddism - Buddhism term

noun:

• pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows - Mahjong term

noun:

• vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus

noun:

• platter; serving plate ➜ さらばち・皿鉢料理
• crown of the head - archaism
• flower arrangement in a shallow vase, using sand ［砂鉢］

proper noun:

• Chinese Taipei; name used by the Republic of China (Taiwan) when participating in international competitions

noun:

• breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am; hit it and quit it; fuck and chuck - slang - vulgar