noun:

• staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)

noun:

• wage freeze

noun:

• photochromatic lens

noun:

• (Meiji or Taisho era) non-partisan cabinet

noun:

• guano - obscure term ➜ グアノ

noun / ~する noun:

• word-for-word translation; literal translation

noun:

• governor of a central bank - abbreviation ➜ 中央銀行総裁

noun:

• the middle class

~する verb (spec.):

• to mourn; to condole

noun:

• long trip

noun:

• vaginal smear

noun:

• sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top - Food term ➜ ばら寿司【ばらずし】・五目鮨【ごもくずし】

noun:

• ceremonial folding fan

noun:

• sinology; Chinese studies

noun:

• purifying wisdom of a buddha - Buddhism term
• purifying water of wisdom used in a Buddhist baptism - Buddhism term ➜ 灌頂・灌頂

expression / adjective:

• glib; slick (sounds good but no substance); all talk - derogatory term ➜ 調子がいい【ちょうしがいい】
• in good form; in great shape; having things progress well ➜ 調子がいい【ちょうしがいい】

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety - onomatopoeia

~の noun / noun:

• longhorn; longicorn

noun:

• lettuce ➜ レタス

noun:

• local postal attributes - IT term

noun:

• Direct Access Storage Device; DASD - IT term

noun:

• imperial-commissioned poem anthology

noun:

• right to challenge; right to make a challenge

noun:

• transcendental number - Mathematics term

noun:

• preliminary results; intermediate results; in-progress total