noun:

• Atelomycterus; genus of five species of catshark in the family Scyliorhinidae

noun:

• Gollum (genus of one species, Gollum attenuatus, in the family Proscylliidae)

noun:

• Ephippus (genus of 2 species of spadefish in the family Ephippidae)

noun:

• water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers

noun:

• small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace) - archaism

noun:

• juvenile delinquent under the age of fourteen; minor in trouble with the law

noun:

• roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce

noun:

• Aspergillus kawachii; Aspergillus awamori var. kawachi; white koji mold, used in shochu production

noun:

• tie-dyeing - archaism - obscure term
• heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center - obscure term

noun:

• early morning ➜ あさっぱら
• empty stomach in the morning before eating breakfast - archaism
• triviality; simple matter - archaism

noun:

• Omachi rice; late growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake production

interjection:

• heigh-hoh; heave-ho ➜ どっこい
• used as a meaningless word in a song for rhythm ➜ どっこい

noun:

• anime freak; person overly interested in female anime and video game characters - derogatory term - slang

noun:

• term used in translation; translation equivalent
• word borrowed and translated from another language

noun:

• countries that do not use Chinese characters in their writing; non-kanji countries

expression / adjective:

• useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point ➜ 意味がある【いみがある】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in a mess; to have things scattered here and there

noun:

• doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste - Food term

noun:

• hairdresser's room in the residence of the shogun or a noble - archaism

noun:

• private constitutional drafts prepared before the adoption of the Meiji Constitution in 1889

noun:

• village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)

noun / ~する noun:

• bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

noun:

• simmering after steaming - Food term
• simmering (in a small amount of broth); smothering; estouffade - Food term

noun:

• karma mandala (in Shingon); three-dimensional mandala with a sculpture of each deity - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

expression / adjective:

• depending largely on; playing a large role in; due largely to - as ～によるところが大きい