noun:

• secondary substantive (inflectable word or phrase that acts as an uninflectable within a sentence) - Linguistics term

noun:

• comics or novels about male homosexuality, targetted at young women - colloquialism - From English "boys love" ➜ ＢＬコミック・やおい

noun:

• war started or ended with the push of a single 'launch' button - obscure term - From English "button war"

expression / noun:

• longevity celebration (of age 42, 61, 70, 77, 80, 88, 90 or 99)

noun:

• hay-meadow commons
• place (or organization, etc.) from which numerous people hope to benefit

noun:

• newline character (either or both of CR and LF depending on system) - IT term

noun:

• Squamata (order of scaled reptiles, sometimes esp. the Sauria or Lacertilia) ➜ 有鱗類

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering

noun:

• knit top with a loose turtleneck or cowl neck design - From English "off turtle"

noun:

• hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)

noun:

• top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less ➜ 精米歩合【せいまいぶあい】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles - onomatopoeia ➜ ぶくぶく
• cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up - onomatopoeia

noun:

• sake lees with black or brown specks (from oxidation enzymes produced by the yeast) ➜ 酒かす

noun:

• ice cream with milk-solids content of 3% or greater - From English "lacto ice"

noun:

• pointing towards somebody or something with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• Pan (Greek god) ［パーン］

~と adverb:

• bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking - onomatopoeia

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】

noun:

• device that plays a melody or flushing sound to mask excretion sounds ➜ 音姫

noun:

• Palme d'Or (highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival)

noun:

• mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props ➜ バミる

noun:

• short rows (in knitting); short row shaping; knitting in short rows

noun:

• academic year; school year
• year in school; grade in school

noun:

• first runner (in a relay race)
• top-class runner
• vanguard (of a person); front line; cutting edge - idiom
• top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)

noun:

• Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences)