noun:

• Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell
• spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell) - abbreviation ➜ 貝独楽

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to whine (of a dog)

noun:

• Vijayanagar Dynasty (of India, 1336-1649 CE)

noun:

• first wearing (of kimono) in the New Year

noun:

• outbreak (of war or disease)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight ➜ 明け残る

expression:

• being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one) - four character idiom
• know-it-all manner

noun:

• Lactarius laeticolorus (edible species of lactarius mushroom)

noun:

• Enhanced Fujita scale (of tornado intensity); EF-scale

noun:

• (study of) logic

noun / ~する noun:

• possession (of what is required); fulfilment (of conditions); being equipped with; being endowed with

noun:

• Thorea okadae (species of red alga)

noun:

• inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall) ➜ 内道場

noun:

• Ibuki Faction (of the LDP)

noun:

• Camellia sasanqua 'Akasigata' (cultivar of Christmas camellia)

noun / ~する noun:

• outline (of); introduction (to)

noun:

• Strombus canarium turturella (subspecies of dog conch)

noun:

• phonetic table (esp. that of Japanese) ➜ 五十音図

noun:

• (spirit of) independence and self-respect - four character idiom

noun:

• Rubus hirsutus (species of raspberry)

noun:

• Plymouth Rock (breed of chicken)

~の noun:

• subtitled (of a movie, etc.)

noun:

• denghu (phonetic method of classifying Chinese finals)

noun:

• artificial fertilization (of plants); artificial fertilisation

noun:

• copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark ➜ クロヘリメジロザメ