noun:

• kamikaze taxi (1960s term for taxis that fail to heed traffic regulations) - colloquialism

noun:

• place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines

counter:

• counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) - archaism

noun:

• lusterleaf holly (Ilex latifolia)
• pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon) ➜ 貝多羅葉

noun:

• eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895) - obscure term ➜ 日清戦争

noun:

• examinatinon with MRI, MRA, etc. to check for aneurysms and other problems - from "brain dry-dock" ➜ 人間ドック

noun:

• archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)

noun:

• waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution) - Martial Arts term

noun:

• geisha; woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living - obscure term ➜ 歌妓

noun:

• room arranged for the summer (by removing screens and doors to improve air flow) ➜ 襖【ふすま】・障子

noun:

• observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc. - archaism
• astronomical expert - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 霊台郎・天文博士
• place where the soul is located - archaism

noun:

• residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period) ➜ 与力・同心

noun:

• chartering broker (arranges customs clearance and shipping details for trade goods); freight forwarding agent - abbr. of 乙種海運仲立業 - abbreviation

noun:

• collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - opening formula of a brief letter

noun:

• one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion) - Mahjong term ➜ 聴牌

noun:

• Out-of-Africa theory (positing a recent African origin for modern humans)

expression:

• had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything
• begging pardon

noun:

• group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex ➜ コンパ

noun:

• playing on equal terms; having no handicap for either player - Shōgi term ➜ 平手
• being evenly matched - Shōgi term

noun:

• food boiled or stewed in soy sauce, sugar, mirin, etc. for short-term preserving - Food term

noun:

• anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usu. for fish or vegetables - Food term ➜ おろし和え【おろしあえ】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock ［開ける］
• to open (for business, etc.) ［開ける］
• to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room - esp. 空ける
• to move out; to clear out - esp. 空ける
• to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) - esp. 空ける

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to dawn; to grow light - esp. 明ける
• to end (of a period, season) - esp. 明ける
• to begin (of the New Year) - esp. 明ける
• to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) - esp. 明ける
• to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)