noun:

• Dumeril's monitor (Varanus dumerilii, species of carnivorous monitor lizard from Southeast Asia)

noun:

• peach throat monitor (Varanus jobiensis, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia)

noun:

• Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole ➜ 下駄【げた】

noun:

• Kannon (Boddhisattva); Kwannon; Avalokitesvara (bodhisattva of mercy and salvation); Guan Yin; Kuan Yin - Buddhism term ➜ 観音菩薩【かんのんぼさつ】・観音【かんのん】

noun:

• pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness

noun:

• slipway
• cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships

noun:

• silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis, species of circumtropical requiem shark)

noun:

• sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus, a species of requiem shark) ➜ ヤジブカ

noun:

• Donaldson trout (hybrid of steelhead, cutthroat, and rainbow trout) - From English "trout salmon"

noun:

• what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.) - usu. as 〜のいい

noun:

• espresso doppio; double shot of espresso coffee - From Italian

noun:

• time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)

expression / noun:

• only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

noun:

• woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity - colloquialism

noun:

• drastic improvement of appearance via makeup; suddenly looking better by using makeup

noun:

• having no end tiles or honor tiles and pinfu (common pair of yaku) - abbreviation - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 断ヤオ【タンヤオ】・平和【ピンフ】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation

noun:

• employer from whom one has received a unofficial offer of employment; prospective employer

noun:

• vegetable plant; vegetable factory; closed growing system for year-round production of vegetables ➜ 植物工場

noun:

• returning of a package to depot after a failed delivery attempt

noun:

• simmering after steaming - Food term
• simmering (in a small amount of broth); smothering; estouffade - Food term

noun:

• karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

noun:

• (in soccer) system of using different starting lineups for different matches - Sports term

noun:

• earned media (media exposure gained through word-of-mouth) ➜ ペイドメディア・オウンドメディア

noun:

• (China's) new normal; state of slower economic growth in China since 2012