noun:

• referee officiating the third lowest sumo division - Sumo term

noun:

• salt-throwing ceremony before the sumo bout - Sumo term

noun:

• writing style used to write the rankings - Sumo term

noun:

• writing style used to write the rankings - Sumo term

noun:

• ceremonious clapping and rubbing of the palms - Sumo term

noun:

• medal; badge; insignia (worn on the chest)

noun:

• The Book of Rites; Liji; Li Chi ➜ 五経

adverb:

• nearly; almost; on the point of (doing)

noun:

• Bundesrat (lower house of the German parliament)

adverbial noun:

• course of medical treatment; under-the-doctor

noun:

• the harmony of yin and yang energies - four character idiom

noun:

• blending of the classical and colloquial styles - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• suddenly turning for the worse; sudden deterioration - four character idiom

noun:

• stalled session of the Diet (Japanese Parliament) - four character idiom

expression:

• The young should be regarded with respect - four character idiom

noun:

• argument as to (about) the authenticity (of...) - four character idiom

noun / adverbial noun:

• the whole world; throughout heaven and earth - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• worldwide; common to the whole world; universal - four character idiom

noun:

• all the officials, both military and civil - four character idiom

noun:

• the "thirty-percent autonomy" of local governments

noun:

• Cupressaceae; family comprising the cypresses

noun:

• the soft sciences (social science, humanities, etc.) ➜ 文学

noun:

• Ark of the Covenant (Judaism)
• tabernacle (Catholicism)

noun:

• Tungus (Tungusic-speaking people, esp. the Evenki)

noun:

• late attendance (e.g. at the office)