noun:

• Sancho Sect (of the Fuji School of Nichiren Buddhism; 1661-1673 CE) ➜ 富士派

noun:

• Eid al-Fitr (festival marking the end of Ramadan); Id ul-Fitr - From Arabic

noun:

• the Nika riots which took place in 532 in Constantinople

godan ~す verb:

• to boil, then discard the liquid (in order to remove astringency)

noun:

• steered wheel (e.g. at the front of a car); steering wheel

noun / ~する noun:

• concurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects

noun:

• stairs - はし refers to the stairs leading from a building to a garden ➜ 階段
• stairs at the front of a noh stage ［きざはし］

noun:

• boa catshark (Scyliorhinus boa, species from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico)

noun:

• post horse; horses used in the post-station system of old Japan - archaism

noun:

• earplug (traditional jewellery worn in the earlobe, popular in Jomon-period Japan) - archaism ➜ 耳当

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn up (at the edge); to leave a clean aftertaste

noun:

• imminent danger; like a carp stuck in a puddle on the road [literal]

noun:

• provincial governor's office - archaism ➜ 国司
• provincial governorate (beginning in the late Heian period) - abbreviation ➜ 国衙領

noun:

• Edo period hair style with inflated hair at the sides; lantern sideburns [literal]

noun:

• woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion - archaism ➜ 御殿女中・奥女中

noun:

• work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields) - Buddhism term

noun:

• (one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things

noun:

• clouds appearing before the wind starts to blow
• winds and clouds - esp. かぜくも ➜ 風雲【ふううん】

noun:

• stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up

noun:

• wild fox
• fox spirit from the Kyushu region capable of possession ［やこ］ - archaism

noun:

• drinking spring water; taking the waters; onsen water used for medical treatment

noun:

• Brachycome (genus of asters, esp. the swan river daisy, Brachycome iberidifolia); Brachyscome

expression / noun:

• Arab Spring (revolutionary wave in the Arab world, 2010-2011)

noun:

• act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

noun:

• essence; true nature; substance; reality - archaism

adverb:

• originally; naturally; by nature; from the start - archaism