noun:

• Glaucophyta; phylum comprising the glaucophytes (a group of freshwater microscopic algae)

noun:

• festival for requests and expressions of thanks to the gods (Okinawa)

expression:

• if the kids make a racket outside, there will be rain - traditional belief - proverb

noun:

• hostess bar where patrons are allowed to touch the hostesses' breasts - slang - vulgar

adjective:

• warm (esp. from the fever of a sick person); hot; stuffy

adjectival noun:

• popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked

noun:

• the three Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic)

noun:

• buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover

noun:

• buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover - abbreviation ➜ ジャケット買い【ジャケットがい】

noun:

• Edo-period Shinto sect dedicated to the worship of Mt. Fuji

noun:

• special tile that doubles the score of any hand - Mahjong term ➜ ドラ

noun:

• shoryuken; uppercut move in the Street Fighter video game series

noun:

• Beryciformes; order of fishes containing the alfonsinos, squirrelfishes, etc.

noun:

• southerly wind that blows when the cherry trees are in bloom - obscure term

noun:

• tears on the sleeves (of one's kimono); "weeping copiously" [figurative] - lit., e.g. in 源氏物語

noun:

• spring staple shortage (before the harvest of rice, wheat, barley, etc.)

noun:

• flute used to lure green pheasants (imitates the pheasant's song) - obscure term

noun:

• outer edge of the foot (from little toe to heel) (karate) - Martial Arts term

noun:

• règle des trois unités; the three unities (time, place and action)

noun:

• Janissaries; Janissary corps; elite infantry in the Ottoman Empire - From Turkish "Yeniçeri"

noun:

• race against the clock; speedrun; time attack - From English ➜ スピードラン

noun:

• United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR

noun:

• United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR ➜ 琉球列島米国民政府

noun:

• marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family) ➜ 梶木【かじき】
• merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk ➜ 小長元坊【こちょうげんぼう】

noun:

• zentai; skin-tight suit that covers the entire body - short for 全身タイツ - abbreviation