noun:

• the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)

noun:

• the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)

noun:

• the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)

noun:

• the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)

noun:

• the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)

noun:

• even pitch; accentless pitch; Japanese pitch accent pattern with no drop from high to low pitch

noun:

• Japanese marten (Martes melampus)
• marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)

noun:

• The Circle of Rainbow Light; Japanese religious group based on the teachings of Aum Shinrikyo ➜ オウム真理教

noun:

• the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)

noun:

• the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)

noun:

• Japan and (South) Korea

~の noun:

• Japanese and (South) Korean

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• American
• American coffee (weaker than regular Japanese coffee) - abbreviation

noun:

• black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine

noun:

• yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese - Linguistics term ➜ 五段活用

noun:

• Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki

noun / ~する noun:

• massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage)

noun:

• masseur; masseuse; massager - sensitive
• blind person (as many were traditionally massagers) - archaism - colloquialism

noun:

• firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys) - From Dutch "ransel"

noun:

• mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds - abbreviation ➜ 柿の種【かきのたね】・ピーナッツ・柿ピー【かきピー】

noun:

• mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds - abbreviation ➜ 柿の種【かきのたね】・ピーナッツ・柿ピー【かきピー】・ピー柿【ピーかき】

noun:

• obstruction markings (red or yellow and white markings on structures taller than 60 meters in accordance with Japanese aviation law)

noun:

• semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s

noun:

• Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm) ➜ 半紙【はんし】
• late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district ➜ 洒落本

noun:

• wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree

noun:

• inspection of a completed facility (esp. of radio stations as required under Japanese law); completion inspection

noun:

• guidepost; signpost
• guide; manual; handbook
• tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica) ➜ 斑猫