noun:

• dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers ➜ しもつかれ

noun:

• leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword

adjectival noun:

• agile, flexible (e.g. of corporate management); nimble; quick to respond

noun:

• three-lips (freshwater fish of the minnow family, Opsariichthys uncirostris)

noun:

• Pallava Dynasty (of India, 7th to 9th century CE)

noun:

• leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

noun:

• fried mixture of minced pork, miso, mirin, etc. (Okinawan dish) - from アンダ + ミスー

noun:

• type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)

noun:

• type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period) ➜ 笄髷

expression:

• whatever misfortune happens; even if spears fall out of the sky [literal] ➜ 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが【あめがふろうがやりがふろうが】

noun:

• main southern gate of the Heian Palace's reception compound ➜ 朝堂院【ちょうどういん】

noun:

• reception compound; part of the palace where important ceremonies were held ➜ 大内裏

noun:

• fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute

noun:

• Cardiidae; family of bivalve molluscs comprising the cockles

noun:

• Veneridae; family of bivalve molluscs comprising the Venus clams

noun:

• Naticidae; family of molluscs comprising the moon snails

noun:

• Buccinidae; family of gastropod mollusc comprising the true whelks

noun:

• Columbiformes; order of birds comprising pigeons and doves

noun:

• High Court of Justice (UK); Parlement (France, during the ancien régime) ➜ 最高法院

noun:

• introductory clause of a law, patent, etc.; chapeau; main paragraph

noun:

• ghost image; unexpected appearance of something unwanted in a photograph, etc.

noun:

• ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork - Food term - From Chinese "chashao mian"

noun:

• Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19-20, 1944)

noun:

• eating one's bento before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)

noun:

• Crepidiastrum keiskeanum (species of plant in the daisy family)