prisoner of war or slave (as mentioned in Chinese historiography regarding China, Korea, and Japan)

(marine biology) being benthic; inhabiting the benthic zone

namahage (a demon-like being in Japanese folklore)

skinning an animal (especially a horse) while it is still alive

Short for 消費生活協同組合 (shōhi seikatsu kyōdō kumiai, “consumers' co-operative”); co-op

陰陽道: a traditional body of Japanese esoteric cosmology; a mixture of natural sciences and occultism, based on the Chinese philosophies of Wu Xing and Yin and Yang.

(cooking) filleting a fish into three

Kyūjitai form of 安楽死: euthanasia

Kyūjitai form of 過労死: death from overwork

(slang, dated) Alternative spelling of 宜しく (yoroshiku, “well”), the adverbial form of 宜しい (yoroshii, “good”).