noun:

• sixth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and north-west) ➜ 九星

noun:

• eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east) ➜ 九星

noun:

• agnosia (loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells)

noun:

• light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion ➜ 萌黄色

noun:

• period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007

noun:

• period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007 ➜ だらだらかげろう景気

noun:

• playful style of haikai poetry popularized in the mid-seventeenth century ➜ 談林派・俳諧

noun:

• police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site ➜ 地取り・聞き込み捜査

noun:

• Chinese windmill (species of red-bodied swallowtail butterfly, Atrophaneura alcinous)

noun:

• Great Kobe earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island) ➜ 阪神大震災

noun:

• prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)

noun:

• imposition (printing); laying out page order
• assembly (e.g. of components)

noun:

• vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper) - Buddhism term

noun:

• Maitreya (buddha appearing 5.67 billion years after the death of Gautama) - Buddhism term ➜ 弥勒・前仏

noun:

• Sargassum fulvellum (species of edible brown alga)

noun:

• double election (e.g. of the lower and higher chambers) ➜ 同時選挙

noun:

• bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo, species of hammerhead shark found in the Western Hemisphere)

noun:

• type of sushi with vinegared fish and rice lightly pressed overnight

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning ➜ 孟母三遷の教え

noun:

• New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls ➜ 餅【もち】・繭玉

noun:

• salt pickling of a turnip or daikon, incl. leaves and stalk

expression:

• time when moles transform into quails (second climate of the third month) ➜ 七十二候

noun:

• someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do - slang - derogatory term

noun:

• place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage - where the interlude kyogen actors wait ➜ 間狂言