Vocabulary

ninja lanternshark (Etmopterus benchleyi)

mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus)

splendid garden eel (Gorgasia preclara); orange-barred garden eel

ocellate river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro); South American freshwater stingray; peacock-eye stingray; black river stingray

Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii); greenfish; goodoo; Mary River cod; Murray perch; ponde

pepino (Solanum muricatum)

sprout; sprouts

horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus); kiwano; African horned cucumber; jelly melon

tamarillo (Solanum betaceum); tree tomato

golden oyster mushroom (Pleurotus cornucopiae)

bamboo fungus (Phallus indusiatus); bamboo pith; long net stinkhorn; crinoline stinkhorn

Japanese canopy plant (Paris japonica)

choy sum (Brassica rapa var. parachinensis); choi sum; Chinese flowering cabbage

tatsoi (Brassica rapa); tah tsai; rosette bok choy

hanakkori (Brassica napus cv. Hanakkori); hybrid of choy sum and broccoli invented in Yamaguchi prefecture

craton

xenolith

mycorrhiza

conversion of agricultural land (e.g. to non-agricultural uses); conversion of farmland

skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso

anko-coated mochi (from Ise, Mie pref.)

permanent magnet synchronous motor; PMSM; brushless electric motor

smell

server-side

advance warning; trigger warning

garbage disposal unit

perihelion shift; advance of the perihelion

visual observation

exchanging business cards

business card exchanging party

business card exchanging party

New Year party where greetings (or business cards, etc.) are exchanged

teardrop shaped

Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryō system)

sorcerer (in ancient China); (hermit) wizard

magical art (esp. related to medicine)

astronomical phenomenon; celestial event

transit of a planet over the solar disk; solar transit

elongation

confidential report to the ruler of the country of astronomical events and their astrological interpretation