noun:

• University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005) - abbreviation ➜ 大学入学資格検定

noun:

• Panama spadefish (Parapsettus panamensis, species of Eastern Pacific spadefish found from the Gulf of California to Peru)

noun:

• seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image ➜ 立像

noun:

• destination (of a delivery); consignee

noun:

• Ritsu (school of Buddhism)

adjectival noun / noun:

• smooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finish

noun:

• consistency (of an axiomatic system)

noun:

• Biwia zezera (species of cyprinid)

noun:

• Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th) ➜ 祇園祭

noun:

• temporary advance (of money)

noun:

• Quanzhen (school of Taoism)

noun / ~する noun:

• mixed race (of different vehicle classes) - Sports term

noun:

• Cambrian explosion (of life)

noun:

• Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices) ➜ 太政官

noun:

• blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)

noun:

• (artistic portrait of a) lion

noun:

• delivery with little pain (i.e. use of pain-reducing drugs) ➜ 無痛分娩

noun:

• Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)

noun:

• Scrophulariales (order of plants)

noun:

• red-masked and black-masked gods (folk belief of the Yaeyama Islands); harvest festival celebrating these gods (held in the 6th lunar month)

noun:

• deferential treatment (out of fear)

~の noun / noun:

• by order (of a superior); as instructed; official (e.g. notification)

noun:

• different school (e.g. of ikebana) ➜ 流派

noun:

• steered wheel (e.g. at the front of a car); steering wheel

noun:

• (means of) transport