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コウモリ外交

see styles
 koumorigaikou / komorigaiko
    コウモリがいこう
(rare) (See 蝙蝠・3) opportunistic diplomacy; two-faced diplomacy

こそこそ泥棒

see styles
 kosokosodorobou / kosokosodorobo
    こそこそどろぼう
(rare) (See こそ泥) sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

コロップ抜き

see styles
 koroppunuki
    コロップぬき
(rare) (See コルク抜き) corkscrew

コンプガチャ

see styles
 konpugacha
    コンプガチャ
(abbreviation) (See コンプリートガチャ) method of awarding rare in-game items in mobile games only when the player has bought a full set of other in-game items

サッカロース

see styles
 sakkaroosu
    サッカロース
(rare) {chem} (See スクロース) saccharose

ジャパニング

see styles
 japaningu
    ジャパニング
(1) japanning (lacquer); (2) (rare) Japanization

じゃりっぱげ

see styles
 jarippage
    じゃりっぱげ
(colloquialism) (rare) bald spot (e.g. on a pet due to injury, stress, etc.); bald patch

スパチュール

see styles
 supachuuru / supachuru
    スパチュール
(rare) (See スパチュラ) spatula (fre: spatule)

ダウンシフト

see styles
 daunshifuto
    ダウンシフト
(1) downshifting (change to a less stressful and materialistic lifestyle); (2) (rare) (See シフトダウン) downshift (in a vehicle); change to a lower gear

タバコ貯蔵箱

see styles
 tabakochozoubako / tabakochozobako
    タバコちょぞうばこ
(rare) (See ヒュミドール) humidor

テープ録音機

see styles
 teepurokuonki
    テープろくおんき
(rare) (See テープレコーダー) tape recorder

テルペンチン

see styles
 terupenchin
    テルペンチン
(rare) (See テレピン) turpentine

テレキャスト

see styles
 terekyasuto
    テレキャスト
(rare) (See テレビ放送・テレビほうそう) telecast

テンダーネス

see styles
 tendaanesu / tendanesu
    テンダーネス
(rare) (See 柔らかさ・やわらかさ) tenderness

トレミー星座

see styles
 toremiiseiza / toremiseza
    トレミーせいざ
(rare) {astron} (See プトレマイオス星座・プトレマイオスせいざ) Ptolemaic constellations

Variations:
ない婚
奶婚

 naikon
    ないこん
(rare) old Chinese custom of marrying older women with young boys

ハムセム語族

see styles
 hamusemugozoku
    ハムセムごぞく
(obsolete) (rare) (See アフロアジア語族) Hamito-Semitic (family of languages)

パラジウム酸

see styles
 parajiumusan
    パラジウムさん
(rare) palladium acid

パラトルモン

see styles
 paratorumon
    パラトルモン
(rare) {physiol} (See 副甲状腺ホルモン) parathyroid hormone; parathormone

バルサムの木

see styles
 barusamunoki
    バルサムのき
(exp,n) (rare) (See バルサム樅) balsam fir (Abies balsamea)

パンクチャー

see styles
 pankuchaa / pankucha
    パンクチャー
(rare) (See パンク・1) puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout

ハンセン氏病

see styles
 hansenshibyou / hansenshibyo
    ハンセンしびょう
(rare) Hansen's disease; leprosy

ピーナッツ糖

see styles
 piinattsutou / pinattsuto
    ピーナッツとう
(rare) peanut brittle bar (from Okinawa); peanut candy

ひえもんどり

see styles
 hiemondori
    ひえもんどり
(rare) (archaism) using an enemy's liver for medicinal purposes (Satsuma clan)

ビガロポリス

see styles
 bigaroporisu
    ビガロポリス
(rare) gigalopolis (wasei: bigalopolis); giant megalopolis

ビザンチン式

see styles
 bizanchinshiki
    ビザンチンしき
(rare) (See ビザンチン様式) Byzantine style (of architecture)

プラズマ細胞

see styles
 purazumasaibou / purazumasaibo
    プラズマさいぼう
(rare) (See 形質細胞) plasma cell

ベイランダー

see styles
 beirandaa / beranda
    ベイランダー
(rare) bilander; billander; bélandre

ヘルパー細胞

see styles
 herupaasaibou / herupasaibo
    ヘルパーさいぼう
(rare) (See ヘルパーT細胞) helper cell; helper T cell

ベルペッパー

see styles
 berupeppaa / berupeppa
    ベルペッパー
(rare) (See ピーマン) bell pepper

ホメオーシス

see styles
 homeooshisu
    ホメオーシス
(rare) homeosis

ポリセイズム

see styles
 poriseizumu / porisezumu
    ポリセイズム
(rare) (See 多神教) polytheism

マシンライク

see styles
 mashinraiku
    マシンライク
(adjectival noun) (rare) machine-like

ムスタッシュ

see styles
 musutasshu
    ムスタッシュ
(rare) mustache

モノセイズム

see styles
 monoseizumu / monosezumu
    モノセイズム
(rare) (See 一神教) monotheism

モリンフール

see styles
 morinfuuru / morinfuru
    モリンフール
(rare) (See 馬頭琴) morin khuur (stringed musical instrument of Mongolian origin) (mon:)

リフォーマー

see styles
 rifoomaa / rifooma
    リフォーマー
(1) reformer (Pilates exercise machine); (2) (rare) (See 改革者) reformer (e.g. political); (3) (rare) alterations tailor (esp. Western clothing)

リベリア河馬

see styles
 riberiakaba; riberiakaba
    リベリアかば; リベリアカバ
(kana only) (rare) (See 小人河馬) pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

ルーデサック

see styles
 ruudesakku / rudesakku
    ルーデサック
(rare) (See コンドーム) condom (dut: roede-zak)

ルター派教会

see styles
 rutaahakyoukai / rutahakyokai
    ルターはきょうかい
(rare) (See ルーテル教会) Lutheran Church

レア・アース

 rea aasu / rea asu
    レア・アース
rare earth elements

レア・ケース

 rea keesu
    レア・ケース
(noun or adjectival noun) rare case

レア・メタル

 rea metaru
    レア・メタル
rare metal; minor metal

レアアイテム

see styles
 reaaitemu / reaitemu
    レアアイテム
rare item (e.g. in RPG games)

レントゲン線

see styles
 rentogensen
    レントゲンせん
(rare) (See X線) X-ray

ワートホッグ

see styles
 waatohoggu / watohoggu
    ワートホッグ
(rare) (See 疣猪) warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)

万有内在神論

see styles
 banyuunaizaishinron / banyunaizaishinron
    ばんゆうないざいしんろん
(rare) (See 万有在神論) panentheism

Variations:
上翳
外障眼

 uwahi
    うわひ
(rare) (See 底翳・2) degenerative eye disorder caused by cloudiness in front of the pupil

京男に伊勢女

see styles
 kyouotokoniiseonna / kyootokoniseonna
    きょうおとこにいせおんな
(expression) (proverb) (rare) the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise

人民民主独裁

see styles
 jinminminshudokusai
    じんみんみんしゅどくさい
(rare) people's democratic dictatorship (e.g. Maoism)

Variations:
傷音
きず音

 kizuon
    きずおん
(rare) flaw noise (in bearings)

元素周期律表

see styles
 gensoshuukiritsuhyou / gensoshukiritsuhyo
    げんそしゅうきりつひょう
(rare) (See 周期表) periodic law

内服ワクチン

see styles
 naifukuwakuchin
    ないふくワクチン
(rare) oral vaccine

冗談に紛らす

see styles
 joudannimagirasu / jodannimagirasu
    じょうだんにまぎらす
(exp,v5s) (rare) (See 紛らす・2) to pass (something) off as a joke

処理可能形式

see styles
 shorikanoukeishiki / shorikanokeshiki
    しょりかのうけいしき
(rare) {comp} processable form

前庭蝸牛神経

see styles
 zenteikagyuushinkei / zentekagyushinke
    ぜんていかぎゅうしんけい
(rare) (See 内耳神経) vestibulocochlear nerve

十刹(oK)

 jissatsu; jissetsu
    じっさつ; じっせつ
(rare) ten important Rinzai temples, second in significance to the Kyoto Gozan

十字の描き方

see styles
 juujinokakikata / jujinokakikata
    じゅうじのかきかた
(exp,n) (rare) {Christn} sign of the cross

Variations:
厩出し
厩出

 umayadashi; mayadashi
    うまやだし; まやだし
(rare) releasing livestock to graze in spring

反転フィルム

see styles
 hantenfirumu
    はんてんフィルム
(rare) (See リバーサルフィルム) reversal film

Variations:
合い符
合符

 aifu
    あいふ
(rare) baggage claim tag (at hotels, stations, etc.)

味噌擂り坊主

see styles
 misosuribouzu / misosuribozu
    みそすりぼうず
(1) (rare) low-ranking monk (tasked with doing kitchen chores); (2) (derogatory term) (rare) monk

咽喉を扼する

see styles
 inkouoyakusuru / inkooyakusuru
    いんこうをやくする
(exp,vs-s) (rare) (idiom) to gain control of a key position; to command a key position

Variations:
嘈囃
そう囃

 souzatsu / sozatsu
    そうざつ
(noun/participle) (rare) (嘈囃 is sometimes read むねやけ) (See 胸焼け) heartburn; sour stomach

国民社会主義

see styles
 kokuminshakaishugi
    こくみんしゃかいしゅぎ
(rare) (See 国家社会主義・2) Nazism; national socialism

国民福祉指標

see styles
 kokuminfukushishihyou / kokuminfukushishihyo
    こくみんふくししひょう
(rare) net national welfare

太陽系外衛星

see styles
 taiyoukeigaieisei / taiyokegaiese
    たいようけいがいえいせい
(rare) {astron} exomoon; extrasolar moon

奇貨居くべし

see styles
 kikaokubeshi
    きかおくべし
(expression) (yoji) You must seize every golden opportunity; Strike while the iron is hot; When you find a rare good buy, seize upon it for a future sale at a much higher price

Variations:
姦夫
かん夫

 kanpu
    かんぷ
(rare) adulterer; paramour

Variations:
子忌み
子忌

 neimi / nemi
    ねいみ
(rare) (See 子の日の遊び) collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)

Variations:
季詞
季言葉

 kikotoba
    きことば
(rare) (See 季語) seasonal word (in haiku)

Variations:
定詰
定詰め

 jouzume / jozume
    じょうづめ
(n,vs,vi) (1) (rare) permanent staff; permanent employee; service for a fixed period of time; (2) (hist) daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and-or served in Edo for a fixed period of time (Edo period)

家計を締める

see styles
 kakeioshimeru / kakeoshimeru
    かけいをしめる
(exp,v1) (rare) (See 締める・しめる・5) to economize in the household (economise)

寸が足りない

see styles
 sungatarinai
    すんがたりない
(adjective) (rare) too short

尻こそばゆい

see styles
 shirikosobayui
    しりこそばゆい
(adjective) (rare) anxious; ill at ease; embarrassed; unsettled

Variations:
尻たぶ
尻臀

 shiritabu; shirikobuta(尻臀); shiritabura(尻臀)
    しりたぶ; しりこぶた(尻臀); しりたぶら(尻臀)
(rare) buttock

工業資本主義

see styles
 kougyoushihonshugi / kogyoshihonshugi
    こうぎょうしほんしゅぎ
(rare) (See 産業資本主義) industrial capitalism

Variations:
差し傘
差傘

 sashigasa
    さしがさ
(rare) umbrella; parasol

干戈を動かす

see styles
 kankaougokasu / kankaogokasu
    かんかをうごかす
(exp,v5s) (rare) to open hostilities; to take up arms; to start a war

度胸を据える

see styles
 dokyouosueru / dokyoosueru
    どきょうをすえる
(exp,v1) (rare) (See 覚悟を決める) to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come

Variations:
弦鋸
つる鋸

 tsurunoko
    つるのこ
(rare) (See 弓鋸) hacksaw; bow saw

Variations:
弱竹
萎ゆ竹

 nayotake(弱竹); nayutake; nayotake; nayutake
    なよたけ(弱竹); なゆたけ; ナヨタケ; ナユタケ
(1) (kana only) (rare) Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii); (2) any thin, but flexible bamboo

強直間代発作

see styles
 kyouchokukandaihossa / kyochokukandaihossa
    きょうちょくかんだいほっさ
(rare) (See 大発作) tonic-clonic seizure

当たり障らず

see styles
 atarisawarazu
    あたりさわらず
(exp,adj-no) (rare) (See 当たらず触らず) avoiding committing oneself; noncommittal

悪の道へ誘う

see styles
 akunomichiheizanau / akunomichihezanau
    あくのみちへいざなう
(exp,v5u) (rare) to lead astray; to lure a person to evil ways

Variations:
手棒
手ん棒

 tenbou; tebou(手棒) / tenbo; tebo(手棒)
    てんぼう; てぼう(手棒)
(rare) (sensitive word) person missing at least one hand

Variations:
打ち櫂
打櫂

 uchigai
    うちがい
(rare) type of oar

Variations:
挿錠
さし錠

 sashijou / sashijo
    さしじょう
(rare) bolt

Variations:
擤鼻
こう鼻

 koubi / kobi
    こうび
(rare) nose-blowing

Variations:
擽る
擽ぐる

 kosoguru
    こそぐる
(transitive verb) (kana only) (rare) (See 擽る・くすぐる・1) to tickle

擽る(rK)

 kosoguru
    こそぐる
(transitive verb) (kana only) (rare) (See くすぐる・1) to tickle

放射性同位核

see styles
 houshaseidouikaku / hoshasedoikaku
    ほうしゃせいどういかく
(rare) {physics} (See 放射性同位体) radioisotope

救癩(oK)

 kyuurai / kyurai
    きゅうらい
(rare) helping the lepers

Variations:
日唐傘
日傘

 higarakasa; hikarakasa
    ひがらかさ; ひからかさ
(1) (rare) (See 日傘) parasol; sunshade; (2) (archaism) large umbrella carried by a noble's attendant

未払いローン

see styles
 miharairoon
    みはらいローン
(rare) (貸付残高 is much more common) (See 貸付残高) outstanding loan

朱筆を入れる

see styles
 shuhitsuoireru
    しゅひつをいれる
(exp,v1) (rare) to make corrections

根から葉から

see styles
 nekarahakara
    ねからはから
(adverb) (rare) (followed by a verb in negative form) (See 根っから) absolutely (not); (not) at all

Variations:
格組
格組み

 gougumi / gogumi
    ごうぐみ
(rare) {archit} wooden framework

Variations:
止句
止め句

 tomeku
    とめく
(rare) words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)

Variations:
歯滓
歯かす

 hakasu
    はかす
(rare) (See 歯垢) (dental) plaque

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