明

reinvention

end of mourning period (usu. 49 days)

zona pellucida

hyaloplasm

vacancy; room for rent or lease

Dated term

gap (between two objects); opening; space

Law

credibility; probative value; power of evidence on a judge's mind

explanation (for purpose of convincing a judge)

a transparent body

next (fiscal) year

Mahjong

turning a concealed pung into an open kong by calling another player's discard

day off; off duty

clarity of vision

year after next

明弁／明辨 only

discernment; clear analysis

明弁／明辯 only

clear expression; distinguished speech

Castillon bamboo (cultivar of Japanese timber bamboo, Phyllostachys bambusoides)

Sumo

luggage trunk for wrestlers and referees; wicker basket for a wrestler's belt, apron, etc.

lighting equipment

Buddhism

adhyatma vidya (one of the five sciences of ancient India); science of spirituality

letter of explanation; written explanation

style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho)

style of comical tanka from the Tenmei era (popularized by Oota Nampo)

simile

Organization name

Meiji University (abbr)

continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar)

sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies)

Buddhism

chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese)