noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "zu"; "za" column or row of the kana syllabary

noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "dzu"; "da" column or row of the kana syllabary

noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "nu"; "na" column or row of the kana syllabary

noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "bu"; "ba" column or row of the kana syllabary

noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "pu"; "pa" column or row of the kana syllabary

noun:

• dignity; credit; public estimation; face; honor; reputation
• deed of sale (for a land, forest or house) - archaism
• sale value; selling price - archaism

noun:

• Scan Talk (brand name for a barcode system for recording and playing back brief sequences of sound)

noun:

• crib sheet; cheat sheet - From English "cunning paper"
• large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.

noun:

• counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses) - Sumo term

expression:

• matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation)
• our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

noun:

• dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried - Food term

noun:

• sheathing (under thatched roofing) - abbreviation
• lath (used as a foundation for a mud plaster wall)
• decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo) ➜ 桟竹

noun:

• spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death ➜ 御盆
• the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.)

noun:

• Yellow Cab - trademark
• Japanese woman who readily sleeps with foreign men (sometimes a stereotype of all Japanese women) - slang

noun:

• set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment

noun:

• game in which children use a piece of charcoal on a string to create and lift up snowballs - archaism

noun:

• blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus, species of requiem shark mostly found in the Indo-Pacific) ➜ 妻黒

noun:

• Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine ➜ 大国主命

noun:

• way of entangling one's hands together to leave a small opening between the middle and ring fingers; fox's window [literal]

expression / adjective:

• adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness

noun:

• booth or stall set up on the sidewalk in front of a shop or home (esp. food booths at festivals) - Kansai dialect ➜ 床店【とこみせ】・出店【でみせ】

noun:

• Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus) (larger member of the family Cichlidae, important to aquaculture since ancient Egypt)

noun:

• lady's companion (paid female companion of a wealthy or high-ranking woman, esp. in Victorian England) - archaism

noun:

• humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)

noun:

• publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas) - slang ➜ ねた