expression:

• it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself [literal] - proverb

noun:

• eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy) ➜ 雁皮

noun:

• curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)

noun:

• newline character (either or both of CR and LF depending on system) - IT term

noun:

• joining both chopsticks together and using them as a spoon (breach of chopstick etiquette)

noun:

• rat kangaroo (any marsupial of family Potoroidae, incl. bettongs and potoroos)

noun:

• illumination of bridges, buildings, trees, etc. at night; (architectural) floodlighting - From English "light up"

noun:

• scalpel sawtail (Prionurus scalprum, species of tang found from Japan to Taiwan)

noun:

• pteridophyte (any plant of division Pteridophyta, incl. ferns and fern allies)

~と adverb:

• with a snap; (break) cleanly - onomatopoeia ➜ びしっと
• (reject) sternly; flatly
• smartly (e.g. of dressing up well).

noun:

• type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa

noun:

• black foxface (Siganus niger); species of rabbitfish endemic to Tonga

noun:

• whitebar surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius, Western Central Pacific species of tang)

noun:

• Parascylliidae; family of collared carpet sharks containing eight species and two genera

noun:

• Varanidae; family of carnivorous monitor lizards whose only extant genus is Varanus

noun:

• bluelined surgeon (Acanthurus nubilus, species of Indo-West Pacific tang)

noun:

• ocean surgeon (Acanthurus bahianus, species of Atlantic tang)

noun:

• being drawn to something one loves; amorous passion - Buddhism term
• Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love) - abbreviation ➜ 愛染明王

noun:

• long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight

prefix noun:

• wrong; improper; indecent ➜ 曲者

expression / adjectival noun:

• clear-cut and straightforward - idiom
• (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright; frank - idiom

noun:

• dish of seasoned chicken with rice, pickles, etc. (from Kagoshima and Okinawa)

noun:

• gown technique (i.e. use of gowns in sterile environments)

noun:

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES

noun:

• supplementation, causing bowel movements, heating, and cooling (four main treatments of traditional Chinese medicine) - obscure term

noun:

• top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less ➜ 精米歩合【せいまいぶあい】