noun:

• white-spotted spinefoot (Siganus canaliculatus, species of Indo-West Pacific rabbitfish)

noun:

• letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing

noun:

• Glyphis (genus containing 5 known species of secretive true river sharks in the family Carcharhinidae)

noun:

• spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus, species of Pacific tang found from Japan and Lord Howe Island to Hawaii)

noun:

• April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile

noun:

• threadfin scat (Rhinoprenes pentanemus, species of Western Pacific spadefish found from Papua New Guinea to northern Australia)

noun:

• humpback batfish (Platax batavianus, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish found from Madagascar to Indonesia and Australia)

noun:

• slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period) - 歌沢節 was used especially by the Tora school that emphasized voice; 哥沢節 was used especially by the Shiba school that emphasized shamisen ➜ うた沢

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇汁

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇鍋

expression / adjective:

• (so ashamed or embarrassed that) one does not know where to put oneself; feeling out of place ➜ 身の置き所がない

noun:

• Honnoji Incident; forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide (June 21, 1582)

noun / ~する noun:

• act of praying or performing an incantation so that a bad dream does not come true

noun:

• demanding again what one has already obtained; coaxing out of someone for a second time - obscure term ➜ 強請り

noun:

• round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

noun:

• evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)

noun:

• window with an ultra-fine lattice (often on upper floors of traditional buildings, e.g. Kyoto townhouses) ➜ 虫籠格子

noun:

• Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)

noun:

• charm; talisman; amulet
• tally
• sign; mark; note

counter:

• fu; unit used in calculation of a hand's score - Mahjong term

noun:

• atman; one's true self, which transcends death and is part of the universal Brahman (in Hinduism) - From Sanskrit "ātman" ➜ ブラフマン

noun:

• butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption - abbreviation ➜ 百舌の早贄
• first offering of the season - orig. meaning

noun:

• novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc,; coming-of-age story; Bildungsroman - From German ➜ 教養小説【きょうようしょうせつ】

noun:

• comprador; compradore
• person working for a foreign company to the detriment of their own country

noun:

• woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)

noun:

• advance payment on behalf of a third party (with expectation that it will be reimbursed)