noun:

• rock tripe (edible lichen used as medication in Korea, China and Japan)

noun:

• combination microwave and (gas or electric bar) oven - From English "oven range" ➜ 電子レンジ

noun:

• Siganidae; family of fishes known as rabbitfishes, spinefoots and foxfaces

noun:

• Eviota shimadai (species of pygmy goby found in Japan, Palau and Indonesia)

noun:

• Trimma nomurai (species of goby found in Japan, Indonesia and New Caledonia)

noun:

• Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni, found in southern Australia and New Zealand)

noun:

• cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame, species found from Japan and Korea to Taiwan)

noun:

• blacktip sawtail catshark (Galeus sauteri, found in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines)

noun:

• Hemitriakis complicofasciata (species of houndshark found in the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan)

noun:

• doughnut phenomenon [literal]; combination of urban sprawl and inner-city decay

noun:

• fourth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and south-east) ➜ 九星

noun:

• sixth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and north-west) ➜ 九星

noun:

• eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east) ➜ 九星

noun:

• silvering; silvered item
• person who is all style and no substance; poser

noun:

• toad venom (used as an analgesic and cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine)

noun:

• double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers) ➜ 同時選挙

noun:

• type of sushi with vinegared fish and rice lightly pressed overnight

noun:

• the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals - archaism ➜ 旗本【はたもと】

expression / noun:

• misty mountain with blossoming buds and flowers as it appears in spring

noun:

• Lockheed P-3 Orion (anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft); P3C

noun:

• comprehensive list of famous places in Kyoto accompanied with pictures and text

noun:

• dish of white and red-fleshed fish arranged next to each other

noun:

• Anatidae; family of birds including ducks, geese and swans

noun:

• Sauropsida (branch of amniotes that includes reptiles, birds and non-avian dinosaurs)

expression:

• things that look similar but are completely different; geta and grilled miso [literal] - idiom