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:

• 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

noun:

• Tengin Bank robbery (1948), in which 12 people died of cyanide poisoning

noun:

• action taken to soften the impact of something - From English "one cushion"

noun:

• Oreochromis; genus of tilapiine cichlids in the fish family Cichlidae

noun:

• pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha)

noun:

• Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)

noun:

• Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)

noun:

• going elsewhere
• travelling afar with one's client (of a geisha, etc.)

noun:

• comprehensive list of famous places in Kyoto accompanied with pictures and text

noun:

• dish of white and red-fleshed fish arranged next to each other