noun:

• loyalty; devotion; fidelity; faithfulness
• inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system) ➜ 判官【はんがん】・弾正台

noun:

• residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period) ➜ 与力・同心

noun:

• whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri, species of the Indo-West Pacific)

noun:

• dish of seasoned chicken with rice, pickles, etc. (from Kagoshima and Okinawa)

noun:

• gown technique (i.e. use of gowns in sterile environments)

noun:

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES

noun:

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

noun:

• supplementation, causing bowel movements, heating, and cooling (four main treatments of traditional Chinese medicine) - obscure term

noun:

• lock; tuft; tassel; feathers (i.e. fringe of hair on the legs); feathering; penicil

noun:

• top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less ➜ 精米歩合【せいまいぶあい】

noun:

• Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

noun:

• starting the new school year from autumn (instead of spring); autumnal admission; fall matriculation

noun:

• hinona (Japanese variety of long-rooted pickling turnip, Brassica rapa var. akana)

noun:

• Pantherinae; subfamily of Felidae which contains the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis

noun / ~する noun:

• tiger's howling
• "being out and active in the world (of a hero, etc.)" [figurative]

noun:

• collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc. - From English "stamp rally"

noun:

• southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)

noun:

• ice cream with milk-solids content of 3% or greater - From English "lacto ice"

noun:

• pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds); eyes - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 対子

noun:

• blessing of man; winning with a discard in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• blessing of earth; winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• pointing towards somebody or something with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• 17C male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

noun:

• detailed written report; formal account (of steps taken in response to an incident, etc.)

noun:

• grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat) - Food term