noun:

• treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro); Urashima's casket; Pandora's box
• important secret that is not easily revealed to others

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

noun:

• Eptatretus okinoseanus (species of hagfish found in Japan and Taiwan)

noun:

• sweet potato variety (often used in shochu brewing)

noun:

• Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii, species of requiem shark found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil) ➜ カリビアンリーフシャーク

noun:

• announcement (e.g. in a train station)

noun:

• peacock monitor (Varanus auffenbergi, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to the island of Roti in Indonesia); Auffenberg's monitor

noun:

• Prionurus (genus of surgeonfish and sawtail tangs in the family Acanthuridae)

noun:

• prefectural senior high school (in Kyoto and Osaka prefectures); public senior high school (in Kyoto and Osaka prefectures) ➜ 県立高等学校

noun:

• sound drop-out (e.g. in audio equipment)

noun:

• (in China) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F) ➜ 十二律・勝絶
• second lunar month

noun:

• Japan's first circulated coinage (minted in 708 CE) ➜ 和銅・富本銭

noun:

• clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work

noun:

• accent (in French; acute, grave, and circumflex) - From French
• accent (on a syllable, word); stress ➜ アクセント

noun:

• immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism) - obscure term ➜ 仙人
• crane ➜ 鶴

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take measures (in face of events being anticipated)
• to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain
• to clap one's hands together

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

noun:

• correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha) - Buddhism term ➜ 阿弥陀仏・浄土宗

noun:

• total number of words used (in a text)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make the smart move (after taking in the situation, etc.) ➜ 気が利く
• to do the tactful or helpful thing (after considering someone's feelings) ➜ 気が利く

noun:

• two-story basement (as in department stores)

noun:

• most hallowed grounds (of a sacred site in Okinawa) ➜ 御嶽【うたき】

noun:

• roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen) - Food term - From Chinese "chashao"

expression:

• inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony (name derived the Akutagawa Ryūnosuke story "In A Grove")

noun:

• Siganus woodlandi (species of rabbitfish found in New Caledonia)