conjunction:

• in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without

noun:

• Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa or Ficus retusa); Malayan banyan; Indian laurel - がじゅまる is originally from Okinawa dialect

noun:

• tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4th or 5th) ➜ シーミー

noun:

• minor (in university or college courses); sub-major ➜ 専攻

noun / ~する noun:

• caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring

noun:

• immunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats); diplomatic immunity; parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity

noun:

• nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)

adverb:

• (eating or drinking) to one's heart's content

noun:

• variant characters (usu. kanji or kana) ➜ 異体字

noun:

• school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag

pronoun:

• you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors) - archaism ➜ 主【ぬし】

noun:

• simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato pure) - Food term - From English "chicken rice"

noun:

• split election (where two or more candidates from the same party stand)

noun:

• cherry tree with edible fruit (esp. sweet cherry or Nanking cherry); cherry (fruit) ➜ 桜桃【おうとう】

noun / ~の noun:

• odd lot (e.g. in share purchase or sale)

noun / ~の noun:

• (lily or tulip, etc.) bulb

noun:

• calf (before it is fattened or used for breeding, usu. referring to 6 to 12-month-olds)

noun:

• booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.) - From English "ending note"

noun:

• baby born feet (or buttocks) first; breech birth

noun:

• larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish) - sometimes read ごんどうくじら - obscure term ➜ 巨頭鯨

noun:

• water glass (sodium or potassium silicate solution); soluble glass

noun:

• ancient Chinese god of fire (or spring)
• (disastrous) fire

godan ~す verb:

• to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve - IT term

noun:

• last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th) - Buddhism term ➜ 弔い上げ

noun:

• public transmission rights (e.g. putting copyrightable material on the WWW or an FTP server)