noun:

• footprint of the Buddha carved in stone

noun:

• wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan ➜ あいの風

noun:

• family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to break the brunt

noun:

• artificially flooded salt farm above the high-tide mark ➜ 入り浜
• captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones ➜ 上げ石

noun:

• fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits (noh)
• curtain with a family crest

noun:

• great old-timer of the firm

noun:

• literary form imparting the nuance of speech (with sentences ending in "da") ➜ である体

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hammer out the details; to work out details ➜ 詰める

noun:

• weather of the four seasons (warmth of spring, heat of summer, cool of autumn, and cold of winter)

expression:

• the world in general; society; convention

noun:

• the whole audience

noun:

• the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell - Buddhism term ➜ 三悪道

noun:

• coalition of the Socialist Party and the Komeito

noun:

• the British Empire

noun:

• issue of the battle

noun:

• cutting off the nose (form of punishment in ancient China) - archaism ➜ 五刑

noun:

• people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)

noun:

• schools of the upper quartile; highly ranked schools ➜ 四分位・上位

noun / ~する noun:

• shaving against the grain

noun:

• base of the brain

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• memories of the past events (being, becoming) far and distant - archaism - four character idiom ➜ 往事渺茫

noun:

• former rank in the Japanese army and navy, equiv. to private first-class, lance corporal, etc. ➜ 士長

noun:

• Confederation of the Rhine (1806-1813)

noun:

• carrying out an election campaign using the Internet