noun:

• shower effect (theory that placing high-selling items on the upper floors of a department store will lead to increased sales in the lower floors) ➜ 噴水効果

noun:

• cracking (in petroleum refining) ➜ クラッキング

noun:

• ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life) - Buddhism term

noun:

• thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters) ➜ 篠竹【しのだけ】
• Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes) ［しの］ - abbreviation ➜ 篠笛
• sliver (strand of loose fibers) ［しの］

noun:

• black to play (in go)

noun / ~する noun:

• universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body) ➜ 法身

noun:

• safety glasses (esp. more fashionable models used in public for protection against pollen, UV rays, etc.) - From English "eye-care glass"

noun:

• Heterodontus (sole genus of living bullhead sharks in the family Heterodontidae)

noun:

• gecko catshark (Galeus eastmani, found in the Western Pacific)

noun:

• Japanese language (as a school subject in Japan)

noun:

• Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 十二天
• moon - archaism

noun:

• contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)

noun:

• eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)

noun:

• dictionary tag indicating colloquialism, slang or vulgarity of American origin (in English)

noun:

• layering (in the gardening sense)

noun:

• balance beam (in gymnastics)

noun:

• Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 月天子
• moon - archaism

noun:

• Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)

noun:

• notes receivable (in trade); bills receivable

noun:

• side seating (to stage right in noh)
• centerstage right (noh)

noun:

• pavilion housing the sacred mirror (in Heian Palace) ➜ 神鏡・十七殿

noun:

• dessert (esp. in Italian cuisine); sweets; cake - From Italian "dolce"

adverb:

• dolce; (to be performed) gently and sweetly - Music term - From Italian

adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• too good (in performance, workmanship, etc.)

noun:

• important local businessemen (in the Muromachi period); local leaders - archaism

noun:

• moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)