noun:

• single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath) - archaism ➜ 浴衣

noun:

• special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

noun:

• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ➜ 猿

noun:

• damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)

noun:

• you (referring to one's spouse or partner); dear - archaism - polite language

noun:

• terms and conditions (e.g. of a purchase or trade)

noun / ~する noun:

• publication of two or more different books together as one - obscure term

noun:

• advanced standing (in school or college); credit for prior studies

noun:

• unknown plant species (perhaps Catalpa ovata or Mallotus japonicus) - archaism ➜ キササゲ・赤芽柏

noun:

• comics or novels about female homosexuality - colloquialism - From English "girls love"

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be a matter of life or death

noun:

• form of muscular or movement therapy developed by Keizo Hashimoto

noun:

• act of visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple

noun:

• bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality

noun / ~する noun:

• exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance

noun:

• parent according to law or convention but not biology; inlaws

noun:

• legal protection (e.g. of an environment or cultural asset)

noun:

• lantern hanging from the eaves of a temple or shrine ➜ 釣り灯籠

noun:

• a Buddha or Bodhisattva taking away suffering and conferring peace - Buddhism term

noun:

• skin eruptions caused by a cold or fever - obscure term ➜ ほろ子【ほろし】

noun:

• central pillar ➜ 大黒柱
• principal post; backbone of a society or community ➜ 大黒柱

noun:

• pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic - from ビニール and 本

noun:

• book with reading aids (such as kana or punctuation marks) ➜ ヲコト点・返り点・訓点

noun:

• NEET (young people not in education, employment or training)

noun:

• red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court) ➜ 紅の袴【くれないのはかま】