noun:

• Invasive Alien Species Act (2004) - abbreviation - obscure term ➜ 外来生物法

noun:

• sexual culture; sexual mores - abbreviation ➜ 性風俗

noun:

• Diplomorpha sikokiana (species of flowering plant)
• paper made from the fibre of this plant - abbreviation ➜ 雁皮紙

noun:

• ground; land; earth; soil - abbreviation
• the region in question; the local area
• skin
• texture; fabric; material; weave
• base; background
• one's true nature
• narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
• real life; actuality
• captured territory (in the game of go)
• noh chorus ➜ 地謡
• accompaniment music (in Japanese dance)
• basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive)
• base part (of multiple shamisens)

noun:

• lowering; sinking; bringing down; letting down Antonym: 上げ
• depreciation; price fall
• punch line (of a rakugo story) ➜ 落語
• sword strap - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 下げ緒

expression:

• along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money - slang - abbreviation ➜ 鴨がねぎを背負って来る
• double stroke of good luck; Perfect timing!; How convenient (for you to show up)!

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:

• kabuki script - archaism - Kansai dialect
• illustrated kabuki script - abbreviation ➜ 絵入根本

noun:

• television drama aired on Friday nights - abbreviation

noun:

• worker with a fixed term contract of employment - abbreviation ➜ 期間契約社員

noun:

• head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant) - abbreviation
• entertaining someone as one's guest - also written as 饗 - archaism ➜ 饗設け

noun:

• United Nations Security Council - abbreviation ➜ 国連安全保障理事会・国際連合安全保障理事会

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• porcelain - abbreviation ➜ 磁器製品

noun:

• technical standards compliance - abbreviation ➜ 技術基準適合

noun:

• kaolin; China clay
• magnetite - abbreviation ➜ 磁鉄鉱

noun:

• being unable to read the situation; being unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation - from the initials of 空気（が）読めない - abbreviation ➜ 空気が読めない

noun:

• galley; tray used for printing ［ゲラ］
• galley proof ［ゲラ］ - abbreviation ➜ ゲラ刷り
• one who laughs easily - Kansai dialect ➜ ゲラゲラ

expression:

• please wait; one moment please - from しばらくお待ち下さい - abbreviation

noun:

• half-assed gyaru; young woman who partially adheres to the gyaru fashion trend - from 中途半端 and ギャル - abbreviation - slang ➜ ギャル

noun:

• cartoon characters; anime characters - abbreviation ➜ アニメキャラクター

noun:

• affiliate - abbreviation ➜ アフィリエイト

noun:

• amendment - abbreviation ➜ アメンドメント

~する noun:

• to amend

noun:

• phage - abbreviation ➜ バクテリオファージ

noun:

• sun and moon - abbreviation ➜ 金烏玉兎
• time; the years; the months

noun:

• anthology - abbreviation ➜ アンソロジー