noun:

• something cold (esp. a body)
• something used to cool one's stomach

noun:

• paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water
• watery mash left over from making soy sauce

noun:

• inward transfer (of money); carry over (money from previous period)

noun:

• distance (e.g. jump, flight of arrow, carry of golf ball, etc.)

noun:

• fertile shoot of field horsetail ➜ 杉菜
• wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings) ［どひつ］ ➜ 焼き筆

noun:

• type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather - From English "towel blanket"

noun:

• ring; link
• open spirals of heavy metal wire twisted into a kettle and used to lift it (tea ceremony)

noun:

• used women's clothing store (catering to male clientele who purchase panties, high-school uniforms, etc. for sexual arousal) ➜ ブルセラ

noun:

• iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters) ➜ 踊り字

noun:

• narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times ➜ 竹簡

noun:

• Alan Smithee (pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project); Allen Smithee

noun:

• liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.)
• Wednesday and Friday ［すいきん］ ➜ 月水金【げっすいきん】
• bribe; sweetener; douceur

noun:

• Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa); water leguaan

noun:

• dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba)
• dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis) - obscure term ➜ 唐当帰

noun:

• moving shallow; spawning run; movement of fish from deep to shallow water during the spawning season

noun:

• soldiers of the ritsuryo system that guarded gates of the imperial palace, the court, etc.
• term used in error to refer to young men that were made to do forced labour in the ritsuryo system
• guards originally stationed at the grand shrine at Ise and shrine at Atsuta, Nagoya to protect the officials there

noun:

• chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots
• gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR - colloquialism

noun:

• plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes

noun:

• long interlude (in folk songs or koto music)
• wiles (e.g. used by a prostitute to lure customers); finesse; trick

noun:

• flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books - From English "head band" ➜ 花布

noun:

• ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind

noun:

• sleeping quarters; bedroom (mainly refers to one used by a married couple)
• inner room; inner sanctum

noun:

• pit (of a fruit); stone - obscure term
• core
• tongue (piece of wood used to connect two boards)
• clitoris

noun:

• roadside land prices; price of land adjoining a major road, used to calculate inheritance and gift taxes

noun:

• clothing to absorb dampness after bathing; yukata
• twice-boiled rice (for sick persons) - abbreviation ➜ 湯取り飯【ゆとりめし】
• scoop for removing bilge water; bailer - archaism