noun:

• dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)

noun:

• mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck) ［しんき］ - obscure term
• Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era

noun:

• fruit of a cactus in genus Opuntia (incl. prickly pears and cholla); cactus pear

ichidan verb:

• to take off something (e.g. a pair of shoes) and leave them neatly aligned side by side

noun:

• magnificent rabbitfish (Siganus magnificus, species of rabbitfish found from Thailand to Java)

noun:

• goldspotted spinefoot (Siganus punctatus, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); gold-spotted rabbitfish

noun:

• pearl-spot chromis (Chromis notata, species of damselfish found in southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and China)

noun:

• Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa); water leguaan ➜ ナイルモニター

noun:

• train ticket printed on soft paper, etc. (usu. dispensed from a vending machine as part of a roll) ➜ 硬券

noun:

• Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine ➜ 大黒天

noun:

• Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine ➜ 大黒天

noun:

• Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine ➜ 大国主命【おおくにぬしのみこと】

noun:

• tanbo art; using rice of various types and colours to create giant pictures in rice fields

noun:

• branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as a Shinto offering) - poetic name - archaism ➜ 玉串

noun:

• Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) ➜ ＣＩＴＥＳ

noun:

• meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb - pun on 名言 - humorous term ➜ 名言

expression / noun / adjectival noun:

• real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own) - the いい is ironic

adjectival noun / noun:

• very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face) ➜ 真っ赤【まっか】

adjectival noun:

• downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter ➜ 真っ赤【まっか】

noun:

• half watch ashore; port and starboard liberty; shore leave for half of a ship's crew at once

noun:

• misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko ➜ 仕込み【しこみ】・舞子【まいこ】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to feel self-conscious; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet; to get the jitters
• to be startled; to be surprised; to be shocked; to feel frightened; to be spooked - colloquialism
• to be shy; to be bashful - archaism

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to lose; to be defeated
• to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield ［負ける］
• to be inferior to ［負ける］
• to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.) ［負ける］ ➜ 気触れる【かぶれる】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free ［負ける］

noun:

• end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
• beginning; start; first
• odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least

noun:

• fool; idiot
• trivial matter; folly; absurdity

adjectival noun:

• foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous

noun:

• Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell) - abbreviation ➜ 馬鹿貝

noun:

• sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan - Food term