A Japanese word game wherein each player must produce a word that begins with the kana that the previous player's word ended with. Only nouns may be used. Words may not be repeated, and a player who chooses a word ending in ん (n) loses, since no normal Japanese noun begins with ん (n). Word chain.

a sylph (the elemental being of air)

(poetry) a 詞書 (kotobagaki, “explanatory note”) stating that the topic, theme, or occasion of a selected waka poem is unknown; also, the poem with the unknown topic, theme, or occasion

Alternative form of トランシルヴァニア (Toranshiruvania, “Transylvania”)

(history) Transylvania

loss of hearing (the ability to hear)

complete denial of knowing (an incident in question)

A cliff-lined coast in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan / A cliff-lined coast in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

(derogatory, ethnic slur) whitey (Caucasian)

Short for 親不知歯 (oyashirazu-ba, literally “parents not-knowing tooth”). a wisdom tooth (from the likelihood that the wisdom teeth do not erupt until after no longer in daily contact with one's parents, due to moving or death)