noun:

• (military) headband with reinforced metal plate - archaism ➜ 額金
• red headband - archaism ➜ 末額

noun:

• Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm) ➜ 半紙【はんし】
• late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district ➜ 洒落本

noun:

• sole (esp. the tonguefishes of family Cynoglossidae, but also the true soles of family Soleidae)
• red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)

noun:

• mangrove (esp. the black mangrove, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)
• tree with red leaves or flowers

noun:

• boiled octopus - Food term
• person as red as a lobster

noun / ~の noun:

• frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism
• first-time guest in a red-light district

noun:

• dangerous area; perilous road
• red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel ➜ 岡場所【おかばしょ】

noun:

• district; quarter
• enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork
• red-light district

prefix / suffix:

• wide and empty ［廓］

noun:

• late 19C woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes
• red painting on ceramics

noun:

• cloth dyed in a dappled pattern - abbreviation ➜ 鹿の子絞り
• pattern of white spots; dapples - abbreviation ➜ 鹿の子斑
• mochi containing red bean paste - abbreviation ➜ 鹿の子餅
• fawn - original meaning - archaism ➜ 鹿【か】

noun / ~の noun:

• slim waist
• waist of a willow tree

noun:

• steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it)
• mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions) ➜ こわめし

noun:

• bloodworm (Halla okadai, species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait) ➜ 揺蚊
• red mite (Trombicula akamushi); chigger mite; harvest mite ➜ 恙虫

noun:

• excursion spot; getaway - archaism
• red-light district; brothel - archaism

noun:

• dhole (Cuon alpinus) ➜ ドール
• red wolf (Canis rufus)

noun:

• pilaf topped with bechemal or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked - named after the Doria family of Genoa - From Italian "Doria"
• casserole dish dedicated to the Doria family, often with green, white and red colours

noun:

• purple Washington clam (Saxidomus purpurata)
• type of pomelo with red-purple flesh

noun / ~する noun:

• bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage
• bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

interjection:

• Well done!; Bravo!

noun:

• zenzai; red bean soup made with Azuki beans (style varies according to region)

noun:

• large deer
• moose; elk; red deer

noun / ~する noun:

• sinking; foundering; going down; submersion
• getting dead drunk - colloquialism
• having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties - colloquialism
• staying in one place for a long time - backpacker slang - slang

noun:

• emergency; crisis; imminent danger
• vulnerable (1994 IUCN Red List category) - obsolete term ➜ 絶滅危惧

noun:

• madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi)
• madder (red color)

noun:

• walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack - From Korean "myeongtae" ➜ 介党鱈
• walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper) - abbreviation ➜ 明太子

noun:

• night mooring (for a boat) ➜ 夜泊
• sleeping away for the night (esp. in a red light district)