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:

• obi that is not tied but merely wrapped around the body

noun:

• pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

noun:

• ceremony for appointing officials other than ministers (from the Heian period)

noun:

• Golden Light Sutra (as translated into Chinese by the monk I Ching) ➜ 金光明経

noun:

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

noun:

• low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)

noun:

• appearing rustic
• ancient song played at the court
• comical tanka ➜ 狂歌

noun:

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

noun:

• economic boom created by the Tokyo Olympic Games (1962-1964)

noun:

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

expression:

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

noun:

• the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals - archaism ➜ 旗本【はたもと】

noun:

• supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter

noun:

• theatre staff who deals with the audience (e.g. ticket-taker, usher) ➜ 裏方

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun:

• decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa) - called じ〜しか〜み or じ〜しが〜み in Okinawa ➜ 厨子

noun:

• five gates of mindfulness: worship, praise, vows, observation, prayers for the dead - Buddhism term

noun:

• Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines ［モロ］

adverb:

• conspicuously; openly - colloquialism
• completely; entirely; perfectly; wonderfully - colloquialism

noun:

• memorial ceremony held on the 100th day of a person's death - Buddhism term

adjectival noun:

• temporary (of medical care); pallative; dealing only with the symptoms; symptomatic - Medicine term
• superficial

expression / noun:

• difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)

noun:

• high-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryo system) - archaism