noun:

• sapphire damsel (Pomacentrus pavo, species of marine damselfish from the Indo-Pacific)

noun:

• Varanus; genus of carnivorous monitor lizards in the family Varanidae

noun:

• type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process - abbreviation ➜ 友禅染

noun:

• playful style of haikai poetry popularized in the mid-seventeenth century ➜ 談林派・俳諧

noun:

• police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site ➜ 地取り・聞き込み捜査

noun:

• Great Kobe earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island) ➜ 阪神大震災

noun:

• prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)

noun:

• Maitreya (buddha appearing 5.67 billion years after the death of Gautama) - Buddhism term ➜ 弥勒・前仏

noun:

• bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo, species of hammerhead shark found in the Western Hemisphere)

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning ➜ 孟母三遷の教え

expression:

• time when moles transform into quails (second climate of the third month) ➜ 七十二候

noun:

• place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage - where the interlude kyogen actors wait ➜ 間狂言

noun:

• action taken to soften the impact of something - From English "one cushion"

noun:

• Oreochromis; genus of tilapiine cichlids in the fish family Cichlidae

noun:

• Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)

noun:

• Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)

noun:

• decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa) - called じ〜しか〜み or じ〜しが〜み in Okinawa ➜ 厨子

noun:

• five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead - Buddhism term

noun:

• Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines ［モロ］

adverb:

• conspicuously; openly - colloquialism
• completely; entirely; perfectly; wonderfully - colloquialism

noun:

• memorial ceremony held on the 100th day of a person's death - Buddhism term

adjectival noun:

• temporary (of medical care); pallative; dealing only with the symptoms; symptomatic - Medicine term
• superficial

noun:

• high-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• water warts; molluscum contagiosum; viral infection of the skin - colloquialism - Medicine term ➜ 伝染性軟属腫

noun:

• life of the party; inspiring person; (an) inspiration - From English "mood maker"