noun:

• smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani, species of houndshark from the western Atlantic)

noun:

• spotless smooth-hound (Mustelus griseus, species of houndshark from the northwest Pacific)

noun:

• sapphire damsel (Pomacentrus pavo, species of marine damselfish from the Indo-Pacific)

noun:

• period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007

noun:

• period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007 ➜ だらだらかげろう景気

noun:

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

noun:

• rough cardboard made from straw
• low-grade paper (used as a lining) - archaism

noun:

• prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)

noun:

• ceremony for appointing officials other than ministers (from the Heian period)

noun:

• supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter

noun / ~する noun:

• retirement from active life
• moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence - recent meaning

noun / ~する noun:

• shooting a fleeing target (usu. animal) from horseback

noun:

• computer game using characters from manga, anime, etc. - From English

noun:

• fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal

noun:

• liquid seasoning made from leaf vegetables mixed with sake, mirin, sugar, etc. - Food term

noun:

• post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests

noun:

• instant glue (from brand name Aron Alpha); cyanoacrylate

noun / ~する noun:

• doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own Antonym: 団体行動

expression / noun:

• family crest shaped as a hemp leaf
• motif made from entwined hexagons

noun:

• winning on a tile robbed from another player's kong - Mahjong term ➜ 加槓【かカン】

noun:

• hazy curtain of flowers; cherry blossoms appearing from afar like white mist

noun:

• cheek pouch (monkey, squirrel, etc.)
• iron mask that covers the chin and cheeks (worn by samurai)
• Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam) - abbreviation ➜ 猿頰貝

noun / ~の noun:

• tone-deafness; amusia; having no ear for music

adjectival noun:

• tone-deaf; off-key

suffix:

• having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)

noun:

• winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (yaku); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles - Mahjong term ➜ 門前清・役【やく】

noun:

• days on which Ten'ichijin is in heaven (the 30th to the 45th days of the sexagenary cycle) ➜ 天一神・癸巳・戊申