noun:

• half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh ➜ 結跏趺坐【けっかふざ】

noun:

• ineptitude and inaction; being incapable of devising any appropriate measures to cope with the situation - four character idiom

noun:

• etalon (optical element with parallel surfaces used to increase the coherent length of a laser)

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables - Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• beginning one's studies with something familiar and gradually increasing the depth of learning - four character idiom

noun:

• oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

noun:

• robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran ➜ 襴

noun:

• filhos (traditional Portuguese dessert) - From Portuguese
• deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables - Kansai dialect ➜ 雁擬き

noun:

• locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem - colloquialism - sensitive

noun:

• flux (substance mixed with a solid in order to lower its melting point); fusing agent

~する noun:

• shutting yourself out of your car with the key left inside - From English "in key"

noun:

• sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.) - From English "room share"

noun:

• kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku - Music term

noun:

• van or truck with a display, retail, etc. facility; mobile showroom - From English "caravan car"

noun:

• Harriotta (genus with two species of long-nosed chimaeras in the family Rhinochimaeridae)

noun:

• Neoharriotta (genus with three species of long-nosed chimaeras in the family Rhinochimaeridae)

noun:

• Rhinochimaera (genus with three species of long-nosed chimaeras in the family Rhinochimaeridae)

noun:

• Heterodontidae (family with one genus, Heterodontus, containing 9 living species of bullhead sharks)

noun:

• Alopiidae; family with three species of thresher sharks all within the genus Alopias

noun:

• pipe buried under a road with nozzles that spray liquid to melt snow

noun:

• soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate

noun:

• sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi

noun:

• soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.

noun:

• grilled miso mixed with chili peppers ➜ 焼き味噌
• person who acts tough but is actually timid ➜ よわみそ

noun:

• dish of white miso mixed with roasted Japanese nutmeg powder, sugar and sesame seeds, etc. ➜ 味噌