noun:

• satyrid (any butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae, esp. the dryad, Minois dryas); grayling

noun:

• erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground

noun:

• longnose butterfly fish (Forcipiger flavissimus, species of butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific); forcepsfish

noun:

• whitecheek surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans, species of tang from the Eastern Indian and Pacific Oceans)

expression:

• the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping) - obscure term - four character idiom

noun:

• Zanclidae; family of perciform fish whose sole member is the moorish idol

noun:

• part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods) - archaism

noun:

• loyalty; devotion; fidelity; faithfulness
• inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system) ➜ 判官【はんがん】・弾正台

noun:

• whitecheek shark (Carcharhinus dussumieri, species of the Indo-West Pacific)

noun:

• Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)

noun:

• lock; tuft; tassel; feathers (i.e. fringe of hair on the legs); feathering; penicil

noun:

• starting the new school year from autumn (instead of spring); autumnal admission; fall matriculation

noun:

• Pantherinae; subfamily of Felidae which contains the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis

noun:

• 17C male hairstyle (shaved forehead, chignon, sideburns thinned to the size of a thread)

noun:

• snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal; false lily of the valley

noun:

• woven mat tied around a plant to prevent damage from the weight of snow

noun:

• Quanrong; ethnic group from northwest of China during the Zhou dynasty (1046-221 BCE)

noun:

• Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; ISIL
• information separator; delimiter - IT term

noun:

• category of noh plays who depict a tengu as the leading character; goblin piece ➜ 能・天狗

noun:

• mark on a stage, movie set, etc. showing the position of people or props ➜ バミる

noun / ~する noun:

• corruption (of text, e.g. in email, due to improper encoding); garbling; illegal character; corrupted text; garbled text - IT term

noun:

• aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu - Food term

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• frying in oil; deep-fried food

expression / ichidan verb:

• to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept

noun:

• welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief - four character idiom

noun:

• welcome (beneficial) rain in a drought; realization of something eagerly looked for; a welcome relief