noun:

• kousso (vermifuge made from pistillate brayera flowers); kosso; cusso; koso - obscure term ➜ 苦蘇

noun:

• dried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province (eaten or used as a sex aid) ➜ 蓮芋

noun:

• round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines

noun:

• dirndl; traditional dress from Bavaria, Austria and South Tyrol

noun:

• spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus, species of Pacific tang found from Japan and Lord Howe Island to Hawaii)

noun:

• April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile

noun:

• threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus, species of Western Pacific spadefish found from Papua New Guinea to northern Australia)

noun:

• humpback batfish (Platax batavianus, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish found from Madagascar to Indonesia and Australia)

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇汁

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇鍋

noun:

• wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa ➜ 丸子船
• vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe

noun:

• Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan)

noun:

• evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)

noun:

• standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view; knee-hider [literal]

noun:

• woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)

noun:

• mochi received from one's parents after giving birth (trad. eaten in miso soup to improve lactation)

noun:

• PET bottle syndrome; insulin deficiency allegedly caused by high consumption of drinks from plastic bottles

noun:

• long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range ➜ 龍穴

noun / ~する noun:

• restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement ［回復・恢復］
• recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence - esp. 快復

noun:

• dry lacquer statue; statue made from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with laquer

noun:

• novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk

noun:

• (in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country; wild man

noun:

• grain thief; tool for extracting rice from a bag for sampling

noun:

• words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts

noun:

• deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt - Sumo term