noun:

• normal hill (in ski jumping); NH - Sports term

noun:

• lever mechanism, e.g. in bicycle brakes, metal shears, etc.

noun:

• Navigation Acts; regulations of colonial trade in 17th century England

noun / ~する noun:

• flowing down (e.g. water in a river); downward flow

noun / ~する noun:

• exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance

noun:

• seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape

noun:

• Eviota masudai (species of pygmy goby found in Japanese waters)

noun:

• Eviota japonica (species of pygmy goby found in Japanese waters)

noun:

• Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology

noun:

• Trimma caudipunctatum (species of goby found in Japan and Palau)

noun:

• Eptatretus okinoseanus (species of hagfish found in Japan and Taiwan)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)

noun:

• shelled skinless peanuts prepared in butter - From English "butter peanuts" ➜ バタピー

noun:

• masala (mixture of spices used in Indian cooking)

noun / ~の noun:

• silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

noun:

• large prize (e.g. in horse racing) ➜ 重賞レース
• generous reward

noun:

• necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman ➜ 巫子【いちこ】・口寄せ

noun:

• Japan's first circulated coinage (minted in 708 CE) ➜ 和銅・富本銭

noun:

• pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic - from ビニール and 本

noun:

• hanging curtain used in place of a wall (Heian period) - archaism ➜ とばり

noun:

• land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism) - Buddhism term ➜ 寂光浄土

noun:

• NEET (young people not in education, employment or training)

noun:

• rice gruel served in temples for ten-night memorial services - Buddhism term ➜ 十夜【じゅうや】

noun:

• beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin