noun:

• banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium, found in the northwest Pacific from southern Siberia to Taiwan)

noun:

• "grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)

noun:

• thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings

noun:

• day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur - colloquialism - From English "X-day"

noun:

• Ming & Xing-era Chinese music (as popularized in Japan before the First Sino-Japanese war) ➜ 清楽・明楽

noun:

• raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room

noun:

• (in China) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp) ➜ 十二律・鸞鏡
• seventh lunar month

noun:

• (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp) ➜ 下無・十二律
• third lunar month

noun:

• freestanding building, often in a park, used for receptions, dinners, etc. - From English "restaurant house"

noun:

• Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)

noun:

• flux (substance mixed with a solid in order to lower its melting point); fusing agent

expression:

• in wine there is truth; being under the influence doesn't change our true character - proverb

noun:

• kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku - Music term

noun:

• purple chimaera (Hydrolagus purpurescens, species of cartilaginous fish found in Japan and the Hawaiian Islands)

noun:

• Neoharriotta (genus with three species of long-nosed chimaeras in the family Rhinochimaeridae)

noun:

• Rhinochimaera (genus with three species of long-nosed chimaeras in the family Rhinochimaeridae)

noun:

• Orectolobus (genus containing 9 species of wobbegong carpet sharks in the family Orectolobidae)

noun:

• longnose sawtail cat shark (Galeus longirostris, found in Amami-oshima, the Ogasawara and Izu islands)

noun:

• place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction - the へ is pronounced as え in this word - archaism ➜ 方違え・方塞がり

noun:

• room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs

noun:

• laws established by daimyo applicable only in their own domain (during the Warring States period) ➜ 戦国大名

noun:

• aural highlight of a noh play in which the main actor dances ➜ 曲【くせ】・仕手

noun:

• flour made from parched rice or barley (can be mixed in hot water and drunk)

noun:

• pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure ➜ 島田【しまだ】