expression / godan ~す verb:

• to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

noun:

• lightsaber; lightsabre; fictional weapon from the Star Wars films

noun:

• Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan) ➜ オリエンタルバタフライフィッシュ

noun:

• peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish) - archaism ➜ 鯤

noun:

• Emperor Meiji's birthday (November 3rd; national holiday held from 1927 to 1948) ➜ 文化の日

noun:

• choir singing from music - From English "choral reading"
• reading aloud in a group

noun:

• whitespotted bambooshark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum); white-spotted catshark (species from the Indo-West Pacific)

noun:

• slender smooth-hound (Gollum attenuatus, species of finback catshark from the Southwest Pacific)

noun:

• Ctenochaetus flavicauda (species from the Central Pacific, smallest bristletooth tang of its genus)

noun:

• type of taro originally from Sulawesi, has large tubers with red eyes

expression / adjective:

• preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip - Sumo term
• having weak defenses

noun:

• thin leather with gold patterns (introduced from Europe during the Edo period)

noun:

• confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized ➜ カステラ・ボーロ・コンペイトー

noun:

• misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp - From Portuguese "missanga"

noun:

• reading a text from start to finish
• transliterating classical Chinese into Japanese ➜ よみくだす

noun:

• narrative style of Bon dance song from eastern Osaka (often with improvised lyrics)

noun:

• striped fabric imported from Java (often cotton, sometimes mixed with silk) - archaism

noun:

• love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships

noun:

• gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.) - From English "color stone"

noun / ~する noun:

• airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould) ➜ 虫干し

noun:

• festival celebrating the (temporary) transfer of a shintai away from its main shrine - Shintō term ➜ 神体

noun:

• goalkeeper - abbreviation - Sports term ➜ ゴールキーパー
• goal kick - abbreviation - Sports term ➜ ゴールキック
• joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges) - abbreviation - slang ➜ 合コン

noun:

• pharmacognosy; the study of medicinal drugs derived from plants or other natural sources

noun:

• anchorperson; anchorman ➜ アンカーマン
• reporter who gathers material from various contributors

expression / adverb:

• perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken
• if; in case; in the event that