noun:

• (as used in Northern Japan) greenling ➜ 鮎魚女
• (as used in Kochi and surrounds) medaka ricefish ➜ 目高

noun:

• International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR
• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR

noun:

• hot springs bath with simulated natural water supply and drainage; closed-loop hot springs bath

noun:

• dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried

expression:

• our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea [literal] - proverb

noun / ~の noun:

• China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean

noun:

• imperial court
• Imperial Court (of Japan)
• middle ages

noun:

• carbonated alcohols; category of alcoholic beverages in liquor tax law which includes beer, happoshu and other drinks with an alcohol percentage of 10 or less ➜ 発泡酒

noun:

• strong local wind blowing around the Hira mountains in Shiga prefecture (sinks boats on the lake and stops trains of the Kosei Line)

conjunction:

• and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that

noun:

• breath
• sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

~の noun / adverb:

• by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; at heart
• absolutely (not); (not) at all - followed by a verb in negative form

noun:

• doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers
• beautiful but stupid girl

noun:

• political operations; (Heian Period) political operations and ceremonies of the Imperial Court; (Edo Period) civil suit

noun:

• the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell - Buddhism term ➜ 三悪道

noun:

• the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell - Buddhism term ➜ 三悪趣・三悪【さんあく】

noun:

• head and body

suffix:

• heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long - after a number

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

conjunction:

• and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that ➜ それなのに

noun:

• Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011); Sanriku earthquake

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to sit down (and bask); to sit-in (in protest)

adverb / noun:

• (sound) of clashing swords; (arguing) as fiercely as clashing and blocking swords - four character idiom

godan ~す verb:

• to say repeatedly (often by many people); to say over and over again

noun:

• music performed by women
• women who performed court Bugaku music and dance ［じょがく］

expression:

• at ordinary times and on special occasions; on every occasion; at all times

expression / ichidan verb:

• to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits