noun:

• Epiophlebia superstes (species of living-fossil dragonfly endemic to Japan)

noun:

• Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)

noun:

• film released direct-to-video (trademark of Toei Company) - From English "V-cinema"

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)

noun / ~する noun:

• brushing

noun:

• blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)

noun:

• hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji - From Arabic

noun:

• summer retreat where monks stay in the same place to study - Buddhism term

noun / adjectival noun:

• commonplace; ordinary; trite
• informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)

noun:

• pineapple bun (Chinese sweet pastry similar to the Japanese melonpan) ➜ メロンパン

noun:

• person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc.

noun:

• seal used to open and associated with a bank account

noun:

• chocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)

noun / ~する noun:

• university graduate who has failed to find a high-paying job

noun:

• monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification

noun:

• Aulonocranus dewindti (cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in E. Africa)

noun:

• Hydrolagus ogilbyi (species of cartilaginous fish endemic to Australia); Ogilbys ghostshark

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)

noun:

• draughtsboard shark (species of catshark endemic to New Zealand, Cephaloscyllium isabellum)

noun:

• second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest) ➜ 九星

noun:

• third of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and east) ➜ 九星

noun:

• fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central) ➜ 九星

noun:

• seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west) ➜ 九星

noun:

• ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south) ➜ 九星

expression / ichidan verb:

• to achieve one's first victory after a string of losses - Sumo term

adjectival noun:

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