noun:

• Pleiades (in Greek mythology)
• Pleiades; the Seven Sisters - Astronomy term ➜ プレアデス星団【プレアデスせいだん】

noun:

• second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun:

• ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern

noun:

• redbelly tilapia (Tilapia zillii, fish of the family Cichlidae found in Africa and Eurasia)

noun:

• tongs (esp. for incense or for use in a Buddhist temple)

noun:

• Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan

adverb:

• from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

noun:

• Brahman; Brahma; ultimate reality of the universe (in Hinduism)
• Brahma; Hindu creator god
• Sanskrit - abbreviation ➜ 梵語

noun:

• passing the physical examination as a Grade One conscript (in the former Japanese military)

expression / noun:

• in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw ➜ 目と鼻の先【めとはなのさき】

noun:

• triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits - Mahjong term

noun:

• instant noodles (sold in a soft plastic packaging, as opposed to cup noodles) ➜ カップ麺

noun:

• marriage in which a man is adopted into the bride's family; matrilocal marriage ➜ 婿入り婚

noun:

• Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido ➜ 蝦夷地【えぞち】

noun:

• wedge marks in stone (usu. remaining from stone-splitting, now used for visual effect) - obscure term ➜ 矢【や】

noun:

• pictures painted on tiles
• mural on tiled wall (esp. in public baths)

noun:

• carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who take the initiative in relationships with men ➜ 草食系男子【そうしょくけいだんし】

noun:

• carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who take the initiative in relationships with men ➜ 肉食系女子【にくしょくけいじょし】

noun / ~する noun:

• staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)

noun:

• hanakkori (Brassica napus cv. Hanakkori); hybrid of choy sum and broccoli invented in Yamaguchi prefecture

expression / noun:

• leaving an online shopping session without purchasing the goods in the cart - IT term

noun:

• Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano

noun:

• the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors

expression:

• hand in hand

noun:

• picture-in-picture - IT term