noun:

• BRIC, BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China), referring especially to the fast-growing economies of these countries

noun:

• blessing of heaven; hand in which the dealer goes out on their initial deal - Mahjong term - From Chinese

noun:

• shoemaker spinefoot (Siganus sutor, species of rabbitfish from the western Indian Ocean)

noun:

• dusky spinefoot (Siganus luridus, species of rabbitfish from the Western Indian Ocean)

noun:

• marbled spinefoot (Siganus rivulatus, species of rabbitfish from the western Indian Ocean)

noun:

• Ctenopoma; genus of freshwater climbing gouramies with terrestrial locomotion ability in the family Anabantidae

noun:

• balloon shark (Cephaloscyllium sufflans, species of catshark from the western Indian Ocean)

noun:

• Apristurus (genus of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae known as ghost or demon catsharks)

noun:

• dusky batfish (Platax pinnatus, species of Western Pacific spadefish found from the Ryukyu Islands to Australia)

noun:

• Edo period office in charge of compiling the koyomi, astronomical measurements, surveying, translating Western books, etc. - archaism

noun:

• traditional Japanese fire extinguisher (bamboo pole with a clump of rope attached at the end)

noun:

• unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin) - archaism ➜ 陰陽道・天一神・方違え

noun:

• stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
• final desperate tactic - idiom

noun:

• stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
• final desperate tactic - idiom

noun:

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

noun:

• swellshark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum, species of catshark in the Eastern Pacific) ➜ アメリカナヌカザメ

noun:

• magistrate in charge of finding out and converting hidden Christians (during the Edo period)

noun:

• (one of) the eight earliest and most prestigious high schools (Meiji period) - From English "number school"

noun:

• place; spot; space
• field; discipline; sphere; realm
• occasion; situation ➜ その場
• scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
• session (of the stock market)
• area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
• round (i.e. east, south, etc.) - Mahjong term ➜ 東場・南場・西場・北場
• field - Physics term
• field (gestalt psychology)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to hang on to; to hang from; to cling to
• to hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose
• to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips - Sumo term

noun:

• decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity ➜ 少子化・高齢化

noun:

• publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

noun:

• landlord; landlady ［やぬし・いえぬし］
• house owner; home owner; head of the household

noun:

• direction; way
• point of the compass; cardinal direction; bearing ➜ 方位
• method; means; approach

noun:

• directly opposite; right in front
• middle of the forehead
• helmet front