(fiction) Hanahaki, an illness affecting those consumed by unrequited love that manifests as the coughing up of flowers, which clears up upon reciprocation. A fictional illness, it has found popularity among both Japanese and foreign online fanfic (especially) artists and authors for its poetic quality.

Kyūjitai form of 大日本帝国: Empire of Japan

(military, historical) the Imperial Japanese Army

(military, historical) the Imperial Japanese Navy

Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers

(idiomatic) Speak no ill-fated words; let no feeding cause you ailment; literally Diseases enter through the mouth, disasters come out of the mouth.