noun:

• large building and lofty tower; splendid (magnificent, palatial) structure - four character idiom

expression / interjection:

• Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha) - Buddhism term ➜ 三宝【さんぼう】

noun / adjectival noun:

• free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; totally uninhibited - four character idiom

noun:

• hook and loop fastener (e.g. Velcro)

noun:

• lying low; saying nothing and waiting for an opportunity

noun:

• property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents) - Law term

noun:

• Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu - abbreviation ➜ 五葉松

conjunction:

• and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

noun:

• State Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy

noun:

• State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy

noun:

• Tripartite Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy in WWII)

noun:

• hybrid vehicle (e.g. electric and gasoline)

~と adverb:

• gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• alignment with the Western powers of America and Europe

noun / ~の noun:

• pia mater (membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord)

noun:

• Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)

noun:

• combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus - abbreviation ➜ 三種混合

noun:

• combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus

noun:

• vinegar and soy sauce mixed in roughly equal proportions ➜ 合わせ酢

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• boundlessly wide or vast
• dim and indistinct

noun:

• ridges of and paths between fields
• countryside; civilian

noun:

• hammer throw (track and field) - Sports term

noun:

• skewered pieces of tofu baked and coated with miso - Food term

noun:

• thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon

noun:

• seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed