noun:

• paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
• paper fan used in slapstick comedy ［はりせん］ ➜ ハリセン

noun:

• Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used ➜ ラマルク説

particle:

• used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!" - male language

noun:

• heliox; gas mixture of helium and oxygen; often hypoxic gas mix used by divers; medical gas used for its low density and easy breathing

noun:

• great treasure
• Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era
• great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.) - obscure term - Buddhism term
• homa-mandala (fire altar) - obscure term - Buddhism term ➜ 護摩壇

noun:

• thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire

noun:

• chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)

expression:

• phrase used to express the uncertainty or lack of intent in what precedes it

noun:

• hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)

noun / prefix noun:

• China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) - archaism

noun:

• additional information used to identify an address (e.g. building name, room number)

noun:

• inkstone ➜ 硯
• stone used to make an inkstone

noun:

• life-taking sword; sword used to kill Antonym: 活人剣

noun:

• ridged whale meat used to make whale "bacon"

noun:

• bench used by kabuki actors during performance ［合い引き・合引き］
• for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time
• responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire

expression:

• (from rakugo) that's all from me, and now the next speaker ...; expression used to hand over to the next speaker

noun:

• Mitchell's water monitor (Varanus mitchelli, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Australia)

noun:

• falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall ➜ 尻餅をつく
• mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money)
• to be omitted; to be missing
• to decrease; to sink
• to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.)
• to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind
• to become indecent (of a conversation)
• to be ruined; to go under
• to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list) ➜ 狐が落ちる【きつねがおちる】
• to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession
• to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick)
• to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee
• to fall; to be defeated; to surrender
• to come to (in the end); to end in
• to fall (in love, asleep, etc.) ➜ 恋に落ちる【こいにおちる】・眠りに落ちる【ねむりにおちる】
• to swoon (judo)
• to consent; to understand ➜ 腑に落ちない【ふにおちない】
• to crash; to freeze - IT term
• to die - of animals
• to move to the depths - of fish when it gets cold

noun:

• anti-flood pond; manmade pond used to prevent flooding

noun:

• going according to one's wishes ➜ 不如意【ふにょい】
• ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter) - Buddhism term

noun:

• special version of a product with features that allow it to be used for evaluation - abbreviation - From English "evaluation chip"

noun:

• etalon (optical element with parallel surfaces used to increase the coherent length of a laser)

noun:

• tiles used to cover nail holes in cypress bark roofing for the purpose of waterproofing