noun:

• lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon

noun / ~する noun:

• verification of the authenticity of a document (e.g. by seal or handwriting) - obscure term

noun:

• Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole ➜ 下駄【げた】

noun:

• small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace) - archaism

noun:

• hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept ➜ 仏間

noun:

• small boat used for unloading goods from a large boat anchored nearby

noun:

• slipway
• cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships

noun:

• sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus, a species of requiem shark) ➜ ヤジブカ

noun:

• bald spot (e.g. on a pet due to injury, stress, etc.); bald patch - colloquialism - obscure term

noun:

• roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

noun:

• tall container resembling a serving table (used for serving sake, confectionery, etc.)

noun:

• board games, card games etc. (played without a computer) - From English "analogue game" ➜ ボードゲーム

noun:

• open-mouthed form (statue with open mouth, symbolizing the "a" half of "aum")

noun:

• low-ranking priest who does manual labour at a temple; male temple employee - Buddhism term ➜ 寺男

noun:

• addendum (to a treaty or contract); annex; annexure; appendix; subsidiary clause
• subordinate clause - Linguistics term

expression:

• know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles - proverb ➜ 敵を知り己を知れば百戦危うからず

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in a mess; to have things scattered here and there

noun:

• (Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope ➜ ゴム紐【ゴムひも】

noun:

• employer from whom one has received a unofficial offer of employment; prospective employer

noun:

• love that is motivated by job-hunting; using sex to get a job - abbreviation ➜ リクルートラブ

noun:

• employee of an association, society, etc. (but not of government or a corporation)

noun:

• paddle shift; paddle shifting (e.g. on a car)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return

noun:

• cutting off the head
• shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant

noun:

• simmering after steaming - Food term
• simmering (in a small amount of broth); smothering; estouffade - Food term