noun:

• glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)

noun:

• spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus, species of Pacific tang found from Japan and Lord Howe Island to Hawaii)

noun:

• fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central) ➜ 九星

noun:

• traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shochu and fruit wine) ➜ 日本酒

noun:

• Percoidei (suborder of perch and perch-like fish) ➜ 鱸

noun:

• ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)

noun:

• redbelly tilapia (Tilapia zillii, fish of the family Cichlidae found in Africa and Eurasia)

noun:

• Fifteen Years' War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945)

noun:

• scoophead (Sphyrna media, species of little-known hammerhead shark found in tropical waters of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific)

noun / ~する noun:

• male-to-female genderswap (in fan art and fan fiction) - slang ➜ 男体化

noun:

• Wotan (god in German and Anglo-Saxon mythology); Wodan ➜ オーディン

noun:

• homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman - derogatory term ➜ お多福・ひょっとこ
• soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc. - abbreviation ➜ お亀蕎麦

noun:

• Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells) - Buddhism term

noun:

• Sunna (collection of recorded words and actions of the prophet Muhammad); Sunnah - From Arabic "sunna"

noun:

• young man (between 15 and 25 years old) - Kagoshima dialect

noun:

• Egyptian script (i.e. hieroglyphs, hieratic, and demotic)

noun:

• three implements for worship (incense burner, flower vase and candle-stand) - Buddhism term ➜ 香炉・華瓶・燭台

noun:

• fruit of a cactus in genus Opuntia (incl. prickly pears and cholla); cactus pear

noun:

• program picture (i.e. film cheaply and quickly produced as a lesser attraction in a double bill); programme picture; B-movie

noun:

• eave-end roof tile (comprising a convex semi-cylindrical tile and a decorative pendant) ➜ 丸瓦・瓦当

noun:

• sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground) ➜ 正座【せいざ】

noun:

• decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle)
• hideous face - obscure term

noun:

• public awareness (e.g. publicity and education campaigns aimed at improving the health, environment, etc.)

noun:

• (Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall ➜ 色茶屋・料理茶屋

noun:

• elegant speech (esp. the use of the prefixes "o-" and "go- "); refined language; polite language ➜ 尊敬語・丁寧語