noun:

• thin string of dried abalone (often tied to a gift)

noun:

• bicycle escalator (slim conveyor belt beside a flight of stairs)

noun:

• settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court

noun:

• waterproof sheet; tarpaulin; tarp; flysheet (of a tent) ➜ 防水布

noun:

• bound almanac; calendar in the form of a book ➜ 柱暦

noun:

• asterism (pattern of stars which do not form a constellation)

noun:

• asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation - Astronomy term ➜ アステリズム

noun:

• central pillar ➜ 大黒柱
• principal post; backbone of a society or community ➜ 大黒柱

noun:

• sideboob; (visible) side of a woman's breast - slang ➜ オッパイ

noun:

• South Korean comics (often of a style similar to manga) - From Korean "manhwa"

noun:

• hanging curtain used in place of a wall (Heian period) - archaism ➜ とばり

noun:

• employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress

noun:

• employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress - archaism ➜ 抱え主

expression:

• coolness of distant twinkling lights (on a summer night)

noun:

• shroud (e.g. of a reactor core, motor cycle, etc.)

noun:

• sky pattern on a calm and clear day of spring

noun:

• tax exemption for a child under the age of 16

noun:

• attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go)

noun:

• text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• backcrossing (crossing a hybrid with one of its parents)

noun:

• backcross

noun:

• the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• support (e.g. of an element acting as a catalyst)

noun:

• one of those; a you-know - colloquialism ➜ そっち系
• gay; homosexual - slang

noun:

• silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot

noun:

• nanosecond; billionth of a second; ns ➜ ナノセカンド