noun:

• masala (mixture of spices used in Indian cooking)

noun:

• position at the imperial court in ancient China; grand secretariat ➜ 大学士

noun:

• Chaetodipterus; genus of spadefishes in the family Ephippidae

noun:

• type of smelling salts sold in the late Edo period - archaism

noun / ~の noun:

• silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)

noun:

• Scatophagus; genus of scats in the family Scatophagidae

noun:

• bound almanac; calendar in the form of a book ➜ 柱暦

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

noun:

• large prize (e.g. in horse racing) ➜ 重賞レース
• generous reward

noun:

• Litsea coreana (species of tree in the laurel family)

noun:

• necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman ➜ 巫子【いちこ】・口寄せ

noun:

• Japan's first circulated coinage (minted in 708 CE) ➜ 和銅・富本銭

noun:

• pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic - from ビニール and 本

noun:

• hanging curtain used in place of a wall (Heian period) - archaism ➜ とばり

noun:

• five residences for court ladies (in the inner Heian Palace) ➜ 後宮

noun:

• land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 寂光浄土

noun:

• bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism); sleeping - Buddhism term

noun:

• medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State ➜ 太政官・令外の官

noun:

• wobbegong (eleven species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae)

noun:

• NEET (young people not in education, employment or training)

noun:

• rice gruel served in temples for ten-night memorial services - Buddhism term ➜ 十夜【じゅうや】

noun:

• Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine (popular in the Edo period)

noun:

• person who tends to trees (e.g. in a garden) - archaism

noun:

• curved nose
• crosspatch
• male salmon in the breeding season

noun:

• costume for women serving in the inner palace (Heian period) - archaism