noun:

• green monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus, sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Chlorocebus aethiops) ➜ サバンナモンキー

noun:

• Tempyo period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)

noun:

• (in hanafuda) a collection of the rain and three non-rain light cards ➜ 花札

noun:

• aureole (of a Buddhist statue; surrounding the body but not the head); aureola

expression / noun:

• demonym; name used to refer to the residents of a country, region, etc.

noun:

• nut (on the head of a shamisen, supporting the second and third strings) - obscure term ➜ 上駒

noun:

• small mochi placed on top of a big mochi
• two things heaped together

noun:

• ijtihad (use of discretionary judgement in deducing a law not specified in scripture) - From Arabic

expression:

• knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage - proverb

noun:

• lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon

noun:

• Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole ➜ 下駄【げた】

noun:

• slipway
• cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships

noun:

• sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus, a species of requiem shark) ➜ ヤジブカ

noun:

• what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.) - usu. as 〜のいい

noun:

• open-mouthed form (statue with open mouth, symbolizing the "a" half of "aum")

noun:

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cross the Rubicon; to pass a point of no return

noun:

• cutting off the head
• shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant

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】

noun / ~する noun:

• throwing into; inserting; depositing
• investment; putting in (personnel, etc.)
• release of a product
• making (an electrical circuit)

noun:

• deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands

~の noun:

• unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable; deferred; stationary

noun / ~する noun:

• capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); conquest; attack; assault
• defeating (an opponent)
• attacking (a problem) strategically

noun:

• advance guard; vanguard
• athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

noun:

• Japanese puppet theatre in which recited narrative and dialog is accompanied by a shamisen (forerunner of bunraku) ➜ 浄瑠璃・文楽