noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activites - obscure term ➜ 十二直

noun:

• vijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind) - Buddhism term

noun:

• implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)

noun:

• Shudra; Sudra (member of India's worker caste)

noun:

• thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings

noun:

• Malayo-Polynesian (family of languages) ➜ オーストロネシア語族

noun:

• Asteraceae; Compositae; family of flowering plants comprising the asters, daisies, sunflowers, etc. ➜ 菊

expression:

• undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa - with an apologetic tone

noun:

• The Five (circle of Russian composers: Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin)

noun:

• (in China) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp) ➜ 十二律・鸞鏡
• seventh lunar month

noun:

• (in China) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp) ➜ 下無・十二律
• third lunar month

noun:

• Japan - archaism ➜ 八洲
• eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke & Shimotsuke) ➜ 関八州

noun:

• case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch

noun:

• Qing-dynasty system assigning equal numbers of Manchurians and Han Chinese to central government agencies

noun:

• common and low grade type of katsuobushi
• bamboo rod used during imperial exorcism ceremonies

noun:

• Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)

noun:

• megapode (any bird of family Megapodiidae, incl. brush turkeys and mallee fowl); mound builder

~する noun:

• shutting yourself out of your car with the key left inside - From English "in key"

expression:

• a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself - proverb

noun / suffix noun:

• nature (of a person or thing)
• that which does not change according to external influences - Buddhism term

noun:

• Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings ➜ 古医方

adverb:

• at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by) - in form 〜のまにまに ➜ ままに

noun:

• chocolate given to a boy on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

noun / ~する noun:

• impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric
• type of noh costume

noun:

• purple chimaera (Hydrolagus purpurescens, species of cartilaginous fish found in Japan and the Hawaiian Islands)