noun:

• Ctenochaetus; genus of bristletooth tangs in the family Acanthuridae

noun:

• horse oil; extract of horse subcutaneous fat, used in cosmetics and traditional medicine

expression:

• after; in (an amount of time) ➜ 経つ【たつ】

noun:

• noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa

noun:

• Dharmakara Bodhisattva; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation - Buddhism term

noun:

• memorial performance; performance in memory of someone - four character idiom

noun:

• the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings

noun:

• Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands

noun:

• no liking for; no interest in

noun:

• deuteragonist; secondary or supporting actor in a noh or kyogen play (possibly multiple actors) ➜ 仕手

noun:

• Edo chrysanthemum; variety of chrysanthemum originally cultivated in Edo
• China aster (Callistephus chinensis) ➜ 蝦夷菊

counter:

• double; unit used in calculation of a hand's score - Mahjong term

noun:

• sandy beach; sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form
• designs and objects with a wavy pattern
• sweet mochi cake ➜ 素甘【すあま】

noun:

• circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives - Buddhism term ➜ 正報

noun:

• the clear top of a liquid; the clear layer in a fluid, atop the sediment

noun:

• rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism - From Sanskrit "rākṣasa"

noun:

• franponais; misuse of French in Japan (similar to Engrish)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do

noun:

• sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• upright and clean-handed; pure in heart and with a clean conscience - four character idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to cosplay; to dress up in costume (of some anime character, etc.) - slang ➜ コスプレ

conjunction:

• thus; in this way

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to look into; to peer in

noun:

• women's bath; women's section in a public bath ➜ 男湯

noun / ~の noun:

• predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways - From English "one pattern"