Meanings

Central American cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti)

form of poetry found on the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara (following a 5-7-5-7-7-7 moraic pattern)

lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)

lack of information

brachiopod

Scaphopoda (class of molluscs comprising the tooth shells)

self-containment

waka, haiku, etc. with insufficient syllables

unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)

rope that ties the lower end of the sail to the hull (on a Japanese-style ship)

black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)

white tabi made from silk, cotton, etc.

something worn over tabi to keep them from getting dirty

leather tabi

money

straight (from one place to another)

with shoes on

five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner

pig's feet

footjob