noun:

• archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)

noun:

• frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)

noun:

• toadfish (any fish of family Batrachoididae, esp. the Pacuma toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis)

noun / ~する noun:

• tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki ➜ 繦

noun:

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

noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun:

• speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific); citron butterflyfish

noun:

• Gollum (genus of one species, Gollum attenuatus, in the family Proscylliidae)

noun:

• prosperity; prospering; flourishing

interjection:

• best of luck; all the best; hurray; hoorah ➜ 万歳【ばんざい】

expression:

• dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

noun:

• threadfin (any fish of family Polynemidae, esp. the striped threadfin, Polydactylus plebeius)

noun:

• tie-dyeing - archaism - obscure term
• heraldic design of a square with a hole in the center - obscure term

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun:

• masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

expression / godan ~る verb:

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

expression / noun:

• unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed - idiom

suffix:

• Lord; Sir ［きょう］ - honorific language

noun:

• state minister (under the ritsuryo system) ➜ 律令制

pronoun:

• you (in reference to someone of lower status) ［けい］ - archaism - male language - honorific language

noun:

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

noun / ~の noun:

• inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.)
• family matters; household affairs; personal business

expression / noun:

• (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat

noun:

• slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period) - 歌沢 was used especially by the Tora school that emphasized voice; 哥沢 was used especially by the Shiba school that emphasized shamisen

noun:

• infectious disease which by law a physician must report to the authorities within 24 hours of diagnosis

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)

noun / ~する noun:

• buying more than one of the same item in different colors (colours) - slang ➜ イロチ