河

international canal

Astronomy

irregular galaxy

white-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus)

freshwater black snail (Semisulcospira bensoni); marsh snail

Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica); susu

Proverb

everything is preordained

Astronomy

dwarf irregular galaxy

Astronomy

compact galaxy

Astronomy

starburst galaxy; galaxy in the process of an exceptionally high rate of star formation

Astronomy

Seyfert galaxy

Astronomy

starburst galaxy; galaxy in the process of an exceptionally high rate of star formation

Proverb

honey is sweet, but the bee stings; I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life

Historical term

Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

Historical term

Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

Historical term

form of bondage torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling with their hands and legs bound behind them and a rock placed on their back (Edo period)

Derogatory

lowly people (Edo period); eta

Rare term

Milky Way

Obsolete term; Astronomy

extragalactic nebula

Rare term

evening fish market

Rare term

waterway; canal; river

Obsolete term; Astronomy

galactic nebula

Rare term

intermittent river; intermittent stream

Rare term

perennial river; perennial stream; permanent river

Rare term

pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)