noun:

• ancient Japanese koto (thought to be native to Japan) ➜ 和琴

noun:

• reactive oxygen (i.e. free radicals, which can be destructive at high concentrations)

noun:

• Maruyama vaccine (said to be effective against leprosy, cancer and cutaneous tuberculosis)

noun:

• green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus, sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Chlorocebus aethiops) ➜ サバンナモンキー

expression / auxiliary:

• must (do, be) - attaches to the imperfective form; from ざり + べし - archaism ➜ なければならない・なくてはならない

noun:

• kun (in Chinese mythology, giant fish said to be able to turn into a bird) - archaism ➜ 鵬

noun:

• buffer (full) error (i.e. space cannot be reserved as it is full)

noun:

• grandfather (may be used after name as honorific) - usu. 祖父ちゃん - familiar language ➜ 祖父さん
• male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific) - usu. 爺ちゃん ➜ 爺さん

noun:

• the unobtainable (that which cannot be known) - Buddhism term

noun:

• parcel (to be sent by post)

noun:

• an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million) - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "nayuta"

numeric:

• 10^60 (or 10^72)

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen

noun:

• sake (implied to be low-grade) - humble language

noun:

• Isshi (lake monster said to be living in Kyushu's Lake Ikeda)

noun:

• nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved) - Buddhism term ➜ 三身

expression / ichidan verb:

• to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch ➜ 連絡を取る

noun:

• Kusshi (lake monster said to be living in Hokkaido's Lake Kussharo)

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

noun:

• winter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter

noun:

• principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country) ➜ 属地主義

noun:

• Mercurialis leiocarpa (species of mercury whose leaves can be used to produce an indigo dye)

expression / noun:

• longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)

noun:

• cupronickel (alloy of approximately 80% copper and 20% nickel) ➜ 白銅

noun:

• washable chopsticks carried in a case (to be used in place of disposable chopsticks)

expression / auxiliary:

• does not seem (to be) ➜ じゃ無さそう【じゃなさそう】