noun:

• blacktip sawtail catshark (Galeus sauteri, found in Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines)

noun:

• Hemitriakis complicofasciata (species of houndshark found in the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan)

noun:

• smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani, species of houndshark from the western Atlantic)

noun:

• spotless smooth-hound (Mustelus griseus, species of houndshark from the northwest Pacific)

noun:

• sapphire damsel (Pomacentrus pavo, species of marine damselfish from the Indo-Pacific)

noun:

• Varanus; genus of carnivorous monitor lizards in the family Varanidae

noun:

• house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud

noun:

• type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process - abbreviation ➜ 友禅染

noun:

• cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) ➜ 厨子

noun:

• playful style of haikai poetry popularized in the mid-seventeenth century ➜ 談林派・俳諧

noun:

• police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site ➜ 地取り・聞き込み捜査

noun:

• split election (where two or more candidates from the same party stand)

noun:

• stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession) - archaism ➜ 鳥追

noun:

• Great Kobe earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island) ➜ 阪神大震災

noun:

• prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)

noun:

• obi that is not tied but merely wrapped around the body

noun:

• pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

noun:

• ceremony for appointing officials other than ministers (from the Heian period)

noun:

• Golden Light Sutra (as translated into Chinese by the monk I Ching) ➜ 金光明経

noun:

• low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)

noun:

• appearing rustic
• ancient song played at the court
• comical tanka ➜ 狂歌

noun:

• double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers) ➜ 同時選挙

noun:

• economic boom created by the Tokyo Olympic Games (1962-1964)

noun:

• bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo, species of hammerhead shark found in the Western Hemisphere)

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning