noun:

• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters

noun:

• salted and fermented fish sauce from Akita ➜ 魚醤油

noun / ~する noun:

• decline of energy and vigour (vigor) - four character idiom

noun:

• sky pattern on a calm and clear day of spring

noun:

• agriculture, forestry and fishing industries training institute

expression:

• body and soul; mind and body

noun / adjectival noun:

• stubborn and short-tempered - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• drinking and eating too much - four character idiom

noun:

• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

noun:

• depressing something and turning it while still depressed (i.e. gas stopper, spark plug)

noun / adjectival noun:

• appearing and disappearing at will; elusive; phantom-like - four character idiom

noun:

• ethics and civics

noun:

• myself and others

noun:

• sake brewing using natural yeast and no mashing - abbreviation ➜ 山卸廃止酛

noun / ~する noun:

• ridicule and sneering; (casting) ridicule and scorn (upon) - four character idiom

noun:

• publish and subscribe - IT term

noun:

• Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations; Law for Preventing Unjustifiable Extra or Unexpected Benefit and Misleading Representation - Law term

noun:

• Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)

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:

• family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)

noun:

• Minister of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou-dynasty China) ➜ 六卿

noun:

• leads and lags

noun:

• princes and marquises; great feudal lords

noun / ~する noun:

• flat-out run

noun:

• packed and sterilised food; retort pack