noun:

• fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample
• allegiance test; loyalty test - idiom

noun:

• principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country) ➜ 属地主義

noun / ~の noun:

• fine crystal; clear glass

expression:

• mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds - abbreviation ➜ 浄玻璃の鏡

noun / suffix noun:

• fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
• academic year; school year
• product year

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a clatter - onomatopoeia
• with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather) - onomatopoeia
• nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• cheerfully; frankly; open-heartedly - onomatopoeia
• completely (forget, change, etc.); totally - onomatopoeia

expression:

• from right to left; in one ear and out the other
• nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

noun:

• Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age) ➜ 五奉行

noun:

• the easy way; attaining rebirth in the Pure Land through the vows of Amitabha (as opposed to one's own efforts) - Buddhism term ➜ 難行道

noun:

• thousand-day walk through the mountains from Hieizan to the old Imperial Palace in Kyoto (ascetic practice of the Tendai sect) - Buddhism term

noun:

• savanna monitor (Varanus exanthematicus, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to sub-Saharan Africa); Bosc's monitor ➜ サバンナオオトカゲ

noun:

• having the face of a devil and the heart of Buddha; having a stern face but a tender heart - four character idiom

noun:

• Latin (language) - abbreviation ➜ ラテン語【ラテンご】

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• Latin-American; Latin; Latino - abbreviation ➜ ラテン音楽【ラテンおんがく】・ラテンアメリカ
• Latin; Roman; relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome ➜ ラテン文学

noun:

• the sky; the universe
• taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi) ➜ 気【き】

noun:

• set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow - four character idiom

noun:

• cinnabar; vermillion; red; slightly-orange red
• red pigment (and ink made from same)
• red text (as used to correct documents)

noun:

• canopy goanna (Varanus keithhornei, species of carnivorous monitor lizard native to Northeast Australia); blue-nosed goanna; Nesbit River monitor

noun:

• Shinsengumi; shogunate police and military force located in Kyoto and dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities (Edo period)

noun:

• nasal plug
• wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place - Architecture term

expression:

• if (an action, etc.)
• since ...; if you are going to ...
• one after another; indicates repeated action
• adds emphasis

expression:

• fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small things - idiom

expression / adverb:

• indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby

noun:

• One Village One Product movement; OVOP; campaign to boost the countryside by promoting the special products of local areas

noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

noun:

• ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures ➜ 引っ掛け

noun:

• labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryo system)