noun:

• moquette (thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery)

noun:

• "lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates - colloquialism ➜ 勝負下着

noun:

• parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)

adverb:

• inadvertently; for no special reason - colloquialism
• truthfully; unexpectedly
• after realizing; without knowing

expression / ichidan verb:

• to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.

noun:

• system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote

noun:

• written request for permission to leave early (school, work, etc.)

noun:

• boue chauffante (self-heating mud-pack for cosmetic purposes) - From French

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to buy an advance sales ticket (for a reserved seat)

noun:

• Gilyak (old name for the Nivkh ethnic minority group of Russia) - obsolete term ➜ ニブヒ

noun:

• cyclostomes (eel-like jawless fishes with round mouths used for sucking) ➜ 無顎類

noun:

• ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit

noun:

• someone who asks others for answers without first researching by himself - slang

noun:

• stone-like socle (used as the base for a Buddhist statue)

noun:

• pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)

noun:

• ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.) ➜ 雅楽

noun:

• yacon (Andean species of plant grown for its tuber; Smallanthus sonchifolius)

noun:

• Law Concerning Special Measures for Conservation of Lake Water Quality (1984)

noun:

• brushwood, etc. used as cultch for seaweed or oyster farming (culch)

suffix / counter:

• counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders)

noun:

• Fuji School (archaic name for the Nichiren Shoshu branch of Buddhism) - archaism ➜ 日蓮正宗

noun:

• office in Heian Kyoto responsible for police and judicial duties - obscure term

noun:

• omnibus term for the names of cities, wards, towns or villages

noun / suffix noun:

• lord; god; goddess; honorific title for deities (and high-ranking people) - honorific language - archaism

noun:

• white powder for use on the neck (e.g. by geisha)