noun:

• Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang) ［こくふ］ - abbreviation ➜ 国民政府
• provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital ➜ 律令制

noun:

• the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels)
• the three essential status symbols (e.g. cellphone, PC and digital camera)

noun / ~する noun:

• all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration - four character idiom

noun:

• wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll

noun:

• Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens) ➜ 四神
• seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens - Astronomy term ➜ 二十八宿

noun:

• Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law) - Buddhism term

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan

interjection:

• yes ➜ はい

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan ➜ あゆの風【あゆのかぜ】

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan ➜ あいの風

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan ➜ あいの風

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate
• to play the first move (e.g. in go)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out
• to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from
• to scold; to criticize severely; to lay into
• to train ruthlessly; to give punishing training
• to strain (one's voice)
• to gather up (a curtain)

noun:

• southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south) - archaism - derogatory term
• South-East Asia - archaism
• Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies) - archaism ➜ 紅毛

prefix:

• exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style)

noun:

• (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm) - usu.ナンバ
• food prepared using chili peppers or Welsh onions - abbreviation ➜ 南蛮煮【なんばんに】

expression:

• There's no point in staying (here) any longer; There's no point in prolonging a (the) visit; There's no point in extending one's stay - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• being very popular; being in great demand

noun:

• octopus dried on skewers

noun:

• chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed)
• musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage

noun:

• being on stage without respite; going out or being in attendance continuously

adverb / conjunction:

• later on; shortly; presently; afterwards; in due course; by and by ［追って］
• P.S.

noun:

• aged paste; microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper

noun:

• dive on an underwater scooter; diver propulsion vehicle dive

noun:

• style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance - archaism ➜ 唐楽

noun:

• style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance - abbreviation - archaism ➜ 左方の楽

noun:

• style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance - obscure term ➜ 唐楽

noun:

• May Fourth Movement (anti-imperialist student demonstration in Beijing on May 4, 1919)