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

noun:

• mashing of steamed rice, mold and water with wooden poles in traditional sake making

noun:

• alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil

noun:

• game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

noun:

• flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade - From French or German

noun:

• bicycle custom-fitted with an ornate, box-shaped body; art bike ➜ ちゃりんこ

noun:

• Let's Play; recorded playthrough of a video game (usu. with player commentary)

noun:

• iyamisu; mystery fiction subgenre dealing with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature - from イヤな汗 and ミステリー ➜ 嫌【いや】

noun:

• woman with a diagonal strap between her breasts (shoulder bag, set belt, etc.) - slang ➜ おっぱい

noun:

• small folding knife with a rectangular blade used to sharpen pencils - from Mickey Mouse - Kansai dialect ➜ ボンナイフ

noun:

• ice
• shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) ➜ かき氷

noun:

• ceremony
• matter; affair

suffix:

• with regard to; as for; as concerns - used after a person's name, a personal pronoun, etc. in epistolary style