noun:

• being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain - archaism
• fifth lunar month ➜ 皐月

noun:

• kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove - obscure term

noun:

• dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis) ➜ 当帰

noun:

• Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses) ➜ 律法

noun:

• Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses) - obscure term ➜ モーセ五書

noun:

• fare box; place where one puts the money required to ride public transportation

noun:

• Pteromys volans orii (subspecies of the Siberian flying squirrel, endemic to Hokkaido)

noun:

• "No." (Zhaozhou's answer to the koan "Does a dog have Buddha nature?") - Buddhism term ➜ 狗子仏性

noun:

• link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting - IT term - From English "response anchor" ➜ レス

noun:

• hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
• clan - archaism

noun:

• manas-vijnana (defiled mental consciousness, which gives rise to the perception of self) - Buddhism term

noun:

• favorable condition (for entering the priesthood) - Buddhism term
• dying in order (from oldest to youngest)

noun:

• leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

noun:

• government official (esp. one of low to medium rank); public servant - archaism

noun:

• Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan) ➜ オリエンタルバタフライフィッシュ

noun:

• Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)

noun:

• peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish) - archaism ➜ 鯤

noun:

• Emperor Meiji's birthday (November 3rd; national holiday held from 1927 to 1948) ➜ 文化の日

noun:

• shoes with thick soles to make one look taller - From English "secret shoes"

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

interjection:

• exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)

noun:

• scolding or threatening with a shout

expression:

• saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time) - idiom

expression:

• full up - colloquialism
• to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)