Vocabulary

itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)

precancerous state; premalignant state

the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō and Shūei)

six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)

the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period

the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects

creating a noun by affixing "ku" to the end of an inflectable word (e.g. "omowaku", "osoraku")

consanguinity

waiver

ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR

badminton

usage (esp. of language)

children's hospital; pediatric hospital

appropriate word; apt word or expression; mot juste

angelica (any herb of the genus Angelica, esp. garden angelica, Angelica archangelica)

bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters

metallic

overriding principle; main principle; great principle

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications

copy once (copy protection for digital television streams)

suffix added after a writer's pen name

holy sword; sacred sword

diversification

contract negotiation; contract discussion

falling dead; perishing; dying

ex-husband; former husband

ex-wife; former wife

trolley

perennation

earwax; cerumen

video taping (and storing)

coffee senna (Senna occidentalis)

sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)

copy control

chief justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong

Knights Templar

Kansai-style sushi (esp. pressed sushi, such as battera)

tālā (currency of Samoa); tala

several shots; several blows

date added