noun:

• Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis (Japanese fossil species of crocodilian)

noun:

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

noun:

• rough geta (e.g. made of Japanese cedar)

noun:

• Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)

noun:

• Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare) ➜ 東北野兎

noun:

• Japanese word constructed of elements from foreign languages ➜ 和製英語

noun:

• new straw; straw from the current year
• rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away

noun:

• used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal) - from ブルマー and セーラー服 - slang

noun:

• special seats and standing-only space in the galley for people who only intend to see one act of a kabuki play

noun:

• dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; pot used to cook such a dish

adjectival noun / noun:

• pure and good; unmixed and of high quality - of a thing
• good-natured; genuine; wholesome - of a person

noun:

• ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power

noun / ~の noun:

• loggerheads; like cats and dogs; relationship of dogs and monkeys [literal] - idiom

noun:

• head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
• owner; proprietor; proprietress
• subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed)
• guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.)
• husband

pronoun:

• you - familiar language ➜ おぬし

~と adverb / ~する noun:

• with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; with a click - onomatopoeia ➜ ぱたり
• suddenly; all of a sudden - onomatopoeia ➜ ぱたり

noun:

• launching; launch
• end (of a theatrical run, etc.)
• closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party; party to celebrate successful completion of a project ➜ 打ち上げ会【うちあげかい】

noun / expression:

• five races under one union; founding principle of the Republic of China (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans) - four character idiom
• harmony of the five races; official policy of Manchukuo (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese) ［五族協和］ - four character idiom

suffix:

• particularly; especially
• indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat
• indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used

expression:

• A single seed can eventually produce a great harvest; Even the smallest beginning can generate a greatest profit; Watch the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

noun:

• tarsus (group of small bones between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus)

noun:

• algal bloom; water bloom ➜ 青粉【あおこ】
• lotus flower
• Japanese sea perch; Japanese sea bass - archaism - female language ➜ 鱸

noun:

• pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)

noun:

• tip of a brush or pen; (force of a) writing style

noun:

• minutes of a pre-trial hearing; records of a preliminary examination