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:

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

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

noun:

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

noun:

• sell-through video; video for sale (as opposed to rental) - From English "sell video"

auxiliary verb:

• indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener - after a monosyllable imperfective form verb - archaism - female language - polite language

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents') ➜ 親のすねをかじる

expression:

• don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it

noun:

• Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido ➜ 蝦夷地【えぞち】

expression:

• not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand - unorthodox form ➜ 間が持てない

expression / adjective:

• knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things ➜ 要領がいい【ようりょうがいい】

noun:

• small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses); small farewell gift

noun:

• food desert; area where it is difficult to buy food

noun:

• former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period); fallen Christian

expression:

• nowhere in sight; seems to be no prospect; up in the air - usu. as ～のめどが立たない, etc. ➜ めどが立つ【めどがたつ】