noun:

• (in hanafuda) a collection of the rain and three non-rain light cards ➜ 花札

noun:

• Atelomycterus; genus of five species of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae

noun:

• Gollum (genus of one species, Gollum attenuatus, in the family Proscylliidae)

noun:

• Ephippus (genus of 2 species of spadefish in the family Ephippidae)

noun:

• small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace) - archaism

noun:

• tie-dyeing - archaism - obscure term
• heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center - obscure term

noun:

• early morning ➜ あさっぱら
• empty stomach in the morning before eating breakfast - archaism
• triviality; simple matter - archaism

adverb / ~と adverb:

• drumming (noise); beating; pounding; banging; booming; stamping - onomatopoeia
• rapidly; quickly; steadily - onomatopoeia
• continuously; one after the other; in succession - onomatopoeia

noun:

• advance guard; vanguard
• athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

adverb:

• after all; in the end; finally

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• excellent; superb; handy; appropriate; ideal
• robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy ［くっきょう］ ➜ 屈強

expression / adverb:

• after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

noun / ~する noun:

• buying more than one of the same item in different colors (colours) - slang ➜ イロチ

noun:

• contradictio in adjecto; contradiction between an adjective and the noun it modifies (wooden iron, hot ice, etc.)

noun:

• couvade (custom in which a male acts out the physical process of his own child being born) - obscure term

noun:

• couvade (custom in which a male acts out the physical process of his own child being born) - obscure term - From French ➜ 擬娩

noun:

• lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) (esp. one living in the mountains) ［山杜鵑］ ➜ 時鳥
• Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

noun:

• round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines

noun:

• Glyphis (genus containing 5 known species of secretive true river sharks in the family Carcharhinidae)

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇汁

noun:

• stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun ➜ 闇鍋

noun:

• tempura made with egg yolk in the batter (hence golden colored) ➜ 天麩羅
• gold plate - slang

noun:

• atman; one's true self, which transcends death and is part of the universal Brahman (in Hinduism) - From Sanskrit "ātman" ➜ ブラフマン

noun:

• ABCD line; embargoes against Japan by America, Britain, China, and the Dutch starting in 1940

noun / adverb:

• hourly; from hour to hour; moment by moment; momently; from one minute to the next; with each passing moment - four character idiom

noun:

• working the corners; hitting the corners of the plate; pitcher's technique of throwing a ball aiming at the edge of the strike zone - Baseball term - From English "corner work"
• cornering skill (skating, driving, etc.)