noun:

• arm (esp. upper arm) - archaism

counter:

• counter used to measure the thickness of round objects

noun:

• name given to the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition - obsolete term - derogatory term

noun:

• "sushi mat" (bamboo mat used in food preparation, especially to roll makizushi) ➜ 巻寿司

noun:

• Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom
• rock in the Rhine

noun / adjectival noun:

• love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness

noun:

• Copper Age (period in which metal tools started to be used alongside stone tools)

noun:

• IC tag (integrated circuit tag, used as an alternative to bar codes)

noun:

• Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan) - archaism ➜ 篠竹【すずたけ】
• shoots of this plant

prefix:

• august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine - honorific language

expression:

• yours sincerely (used to sign off on letters); respectfully yours - female language

noun:

• paper (in rock, paper, scissors game) ➜ パー・じゃん拳

noun / adjectival noun:

• disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
• foolishness; stupidity

noun:

• samurai and commoners
• normal people (as opposed to people of a high social standing)

expression:

• poverty is a stranger to industry; diligence is the mother of good fortune - proverb

expression:

• scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

noun:

• low entrance (usually, but not always, to a teahouse) with a tiled archway overhead

noun:

• chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun:

• Mitchell's water monitor (Varanus mitchelli, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia)

noun:

• abbreviated koyomi (Japanese traditional calendar); koyomi presented in a smaller, easy to use, format ➜ 暦【こよみ】

noun:

• abbreviated koyomi (Japanese traditional calendar); koyomi presented in a smaller, easy to use, format - abbreviation ➜ 略本暦

noun:

• form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period) ➜ 宿曜

noun:

• finishing board nailed where the floor boards meet the wall; (similar to) skirting, baseboards

expression:

• cream rises to the top; a drill in a bag (will always poke through) [literal] - proverb

noun:

• blue waves; blue wave ➜ 蒼波
• hair that has lost its shine due to ageing

noun:

• waiting in front of a temple to be accepted for training (in Zen Buddhism) - Buddhism term