noun:

• pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon) - obscure term ➜ 貝多羅葉

noun:

• crouched walk treading on hands for stealth used by ninja

noun:

• synthetic fiber thread (usually nylon) typically used for stringing beads ➜ 天蚕糸

noun / ~の noun:

• silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)

noun:

• vase - honorific language - Buddhism term
• vessel for water used in an esoteric Buddhist baptism - honorific language - Buddhism term ➜ 灌頂

noun:

• round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)

noun:

• vinegared water, used for dampening the hands when making sushi - Food term ➜ 酢水

noun:

• ivory-like plastic (used for mahjong tiles, shogi pieces, etc.)

expression / adjective:

• mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable - idiom

expression / adjective:

• too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

expression / godan ~る verb:

• for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to get used to one's work; to become accustomed to one's position
• to be at home (on the stage)

conjunction:

• used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior - humble language ➜ 下る
• after a time; later; down to (e.g. from the Restoration down to present day)
• used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.

noun:

• paying for the purchase (expense) out of one's own pocket; being responsible for the payment of one's share of the purchase price, expense, etc. - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation - From French "deformer"

noun:

• moquette (thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery)

noun:

• cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking) ➜ 無顎類

noun:

• ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit

noun:

• stone-like socle (used as the base for a Buddhist statue)

noun:

• pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)

noun:

• ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.) ➜ 雅楽

noun:

• brushwood, etc. used as cultch for seaweed or oyster farming (culch)

noun:

• rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing)

noun:

• rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing) ➜ 糠袋

noun:

• soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)