noun:

• Xiuyaojing (Indian astrological text written by Amoghavajra)

noun:

• short-sleeved (or sleeveless) undergarment worn by aristocratic men

noun:

• cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping - Food term

noun:

• baggy pants, worn by construction workers and juvenile delinquents - Kansai dialect ➜ ニッカーズボン

noun:

• certification issued by a temple to prove affiliation

expression:

• be guided by your children when you are old - proverb

noun:

• fly-by-wire

noun:

• belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism

noun:

• sex establishment (as regulated by a specific Japanese law)

noun:

• atmospheric vibration; infrasound (as produced by volcanic activity)

noun:

• downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers

noun:

• blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures - obscure term - Buddhism term

noun / ~する noun:

• hypothesis (formed by comparison with other similar objects); identification

noun:

• oval gold coin struck by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1588

noun:

• type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen) ➜ 浄瑠璃

noun:

• polynya; area of open water surrounded by sea ice - From Russian "polyn'ya"

expression / noun:

• covered by the other party (usu. expenses) ➜ 此方持ち【こちらもち】

noun:

• symplesiomorphy; ancestral trait shared by two or more taxa

noun / ~の noun:

• orange color traditionally worn by the crown prince ➜ 禁色・皇太子

noun / ~する noun:

• preparing food (esp. fish) by rinsing it with vinegar - Food term

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.

expression:

• by any standard; (not) even as flattery

expression:

• a meeting by chance is preordained - proverb ➜ 袖振り合うも他生の縁

noun:

• apartment rented by the month - From English "monthly mansion" ➜ マンション

noun:

• chima; long skirt traditionally worn by Korean women - From Korean