noun:

• Lamna (genus of mackerel sharks or white sharks with two living species in the family Lamnidae)

noun:

• Cephaloscyllium (genus of catshark known as swellsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae capable of inflating their body)

noun:

• smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus, houndshark found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean)

noun:

• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)

noun:

• wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand - Mahjong term

expression:

• slow but steady wins the race; constant effort will result in success; constant dripping wears away a stone [literal] - proverb

temporal noun / adverbial noun:

• beginning; start; outset; opening

noun:

• first (in line, etc.) - esp. 初め
• origin - esp. 始め
• such as ...; not to mention ... - esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc. - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• ladder
• stairs

noun / ~する noun:

• going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping) ［はしご・ハシゴ］

noun:

• reward; compensation; repayment; something done or given in return
• collateral; security
• turning to look behind

conjunction / expression:

• to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

noun:

• bill; account
• very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division - Sumo term

noun:

• blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight

noun:

• crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

noun:

• person appointed by an electoral nominee to be in charge of their campaign-fund accounting

noun:

• "grain in ear" solar term (approx. June 6, when awns begin to grow on grains) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• flux (substance mixed with a solid in order to lower its melting point); fusing agent

noun:

• Fuyutopia (government program to help create a winter living environment in northern Hokkaido)

noun:

• use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)

noun:

• taking action although it may result in death; acting while being fully prepared to die

noun:

• pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program - From English "radio name"

noun:

• party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players

noun:

• mask squeeze; unequal pressure between the mask air space and the vascular pressure within the blood vessels of the face

noun:

• Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama) ➜ 稲魂
• Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto)
• fox (said to be messengers of Inari) ➜ 狐
• fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes) ➜ 油揚げ
• inarizushi - abbreviation - usually written using kana alone ➜ いなり寿司

noun:

• navel; belly button
• protrusion or depression in the middle of an object ［へそ・ヘソ］
• center; centre; most important part; main point

noun:

• self-styled humanitarian; chivalrous person; persons acting under the pretence of chivalry who formed gangs and engaged in gambling ➜ 渡世人・男伊達・町奴