noun:

• milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus, species of requiem shark found in the eastern Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific) ➜ 平頭

noun:

• Heptranchias; genus of cow shark in the family Hexanchidae containing the sharpnose seven-gill shark as its only member

noun:

• badge (or keyring, etc.) used to inform others that the wearer is pregnant - From English "maternity mark"

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
• to straighten out; to be flattened; to become smooth
• to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
• to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
• to lose elasticity; to become slack; to become soggy (e.g. noodles)
• to make progress; to develop; to expand; to increase; to improve ［伸びる］
• to be exhausted; to be groggy; to pass out; to collapse ［伸びる］
• to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.); to be extended (e.g. deadline); to lengthen (e.g. of the days) ［延びる］
• to be postponed; to be delayed; to be put off ［延びる］

noun:

• board; plank
• sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab
• cutting board; chopping board ➜ 俎板
• chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook - usu. as 板さん - abbreviation ➜ 板前・板場【いたば】
• stage (i.e. at a theatre)

noun:

• region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea
• East Sea (controversial name for the Sea of Japan proposed by Korea)

noun:

• public opinion; public eye; (in) the eyes of others
• discerning eye; an eye (for sth)
• perspective; way of looking at things; point of view

expression:

• well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

noun:

• company; fellow; colleague; associate; comrade; mate; group; circle of friends; partner
• member of the same category

noun / suffix noun:

• quotient - Mathematics term ➜ 積
• dealing; dealer; store
• second degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) ➜ 五音
• Shang (dynasty of China) ➜ 殷

noun:

• (university) club that exists for the purpose of getting women drunk and taking advantage of them

noun:

• (in Japan) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F) - archaism ➜ 十二律・夾鐘

noun / ~する noun:

• excellence (of scenery, etc.) - usu. しょうぜつ

noun:

• Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles) - archaism ➜ 八色の姓
• you (referring to someone of lower status) ［まうと・もうと］

noun:

• Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3rd, the supposed day of his death)

noun:

• Stegostoma (genus of one species of Indo-Pacific carpet shark in the family Stegostomatidae)

noun:

• Hexanchus; genus of sixgill sharks in the family Hexanchidae comprised of 2 extant species

noun:

• Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians ➜ 清談

noun:

• first wholesale produce market of the year (usu. auction of seafood, fruit, etc.)

noun:

• victimization by media; trial by media; damage caused by exaggerated or false reporting (e.g. that one has committed a crime)

noun:

• fake wedding cake with real cake insert used for the ceremonial cutting of the cake - From English "ceremony cake" ➜ ケーキカット

noun:

• traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine

noun:

• pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment ［はらみつ］ - Buddhism term ➜ 波羅蜜多
• jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• Hemiscylliidae; family of tropical Indo-Pacific longtail carpet sharks or bamboo sharks

noun:

• small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses); small farewell gift

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to read (someone's) mind; to read between the lines
• to read (a calibration, a tape, etc.); to read (out)