noun:

• spermaceti (waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales)

noun:

• lightsaber; lightsabre; fictional weapon from the Star Wars films

noun:

• (in Japan) 2nd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. D sharp) ➜ 十二律・大呂

noun:

• 1st note of the traditional Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D) - Music term ➜ 壱越・十二律
• eleventh lunar month

noun:

• schistosomiasis japonica (form of bilharzia caused by the Oriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum) ➜ 日本住血吸虫

noun:

• schistosomiasis japonica (form of bilharzia caused by the Oriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum) - obscure term ➜ 日本住血吸虫症

noun:

• waiting for the sun (traditional all-night event of worship and neighbourhood fellowship) ➜ 月待ち【つきまち】

noun:

• Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿・蒼竜【そうりょう】

suffix / counter:

• counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

noun:

• Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters ➜ 昴

noun:

• three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)

noun:

• summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season ➜ 暑中見舞い

noun:

• group of buzzards (etc.) rising in an updraft (before the southward autumn migration)

noun:

• Law for the Protection of Personal Information Retained by Independent Administrative Institutions (2003)

noun:

• Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims) ➜ 四国遍路

expression:

• better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution - proverb

noun:

• ornamental doorway (in the raised area of a shoin-style reception suite) ➜ 書院造り

noun:

• Portuguese card game popular in Japan during the late 16th century ➜ ウンスンカルタ

adjectival noun:

• neglectful (i.e. in the treatment of one's guests)

adjectival noun:

• neglectful (i.e. in the treatment of one's guests) - polite language

noun:

• allotment of rice paddies for cultivation during the cultivator's lifetime (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• receiving agent services; over the counter payment accepted through convenience stores

noun:

• ura-nage (in judo, an over-the-head throw performed by rolling backwards) - Martial Arts term

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.)

expression / noun:

• seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season

godan ~る verb:

• to have your party wiped out (in the RPG Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne) - slang