noun:

• bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant ➜ 鎧草
• Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed) ➜ 花独活

noun:

• otitis interna; inflammation of the inner ear

noun:

• Maria Kannon; statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as a Buddhist Kannon statue, used by hidden Christians during the Edo period ➜ マリア・観音

noun:

• tone mark; mark placed in one of the four corners of a hanzi to show the tone in Chinese ➜ 声点

noun:

• stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel
• final desperate tactic - idiom

noun:

• both labor and management; both the workers and the employers - four character idiom

noun:

• courtesy call; making the rounds

noun:

• one house; the same house

noun:

• Coregonus; genus of salmon in the family Salmonidae ➜ シロマス属・コレゴヌス属

noun:

• Mycobacterium leprae; the bacteria that causes Hansen's disease (leprosy)

noun:

• western hemisphere; the Occident ➜ 東半球

noun:

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

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation ➜ ばつを合わせる

noun:

• cytolysis; breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane

noun:

• chained library; library where the books are attached to their bookcase with a chain

noun:

• caisson disease; the bends

expression / noun:

• rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; to make (grind) one's body into dust [literal] - idiom ➜ 身を粉にする【みをこにする】

noun:

• future outlook; outlook for the future

noun:

• Ophiuchus (constellation); the Serpent Bearer - Astronomy term

noun:

• skipping grades; the act of entering a new school as a non-first-year student

expression:

• he who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith; one rotten apple spoils the barrel - proverb

noun:

• do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances