noun:

• Tsuchimikado Shinto (synthesis of Shinto and Onmyōdō formulated by Yasutomi Tsuchimikado in the mid-Edo period) ➜ 陰陽道

noun:

• textbook approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; government-approved textbook

noun:

• Panjandrum; The Great Panjandrum (rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during WW2)

noun / ~の noun:

• made by hitting (e.g. striking stone flakes from a tool stone); made using lithic reduction ➜ 打製石器

noun:

• dharma mandala (in Shingon); mandala were each deity is represented by its seed syllable in Sanskrit - Buddhism term ➜ 四種曼荼羅【ししゅまんだら】

noun:

• leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.) - Sumo, Martial Arts term
• foothold; pedal

adverbial noun:

• nearly (used to estimate a period of time by rounding up incomplete units) ➜ 丸【まる】

expression:

• if even the most crooked person is surrounded by good people, he will straighten up as does mugwort growing in a hemp field

noun:

• large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.

noun:

• maki sushi typically made from eel and cucumber, often with a face-like pattern when cut - from うなぎ and かっぱ
• mascot character used by Tajimi City in Gifu

noun:

• Cakraratna; wheel-shaped treasure possessed by the ideal universal ruler, carried in front of him during excursions to allow easy passage - Buddhism term ➜ 転輪王・法輪

noun:

• cheek pouch (monkey, squirrel, etc.)
• iron mask that covers the chin and cheeks (worn by samurai)
• Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam) - abbreviation ➜ 猿頰貝

noun:

• transfer; switching over; change
• money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person)
• postal transfer - abbreviation ➜ 郵便振替

noun:

• kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)

expression / noun:

• fruits of one's wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)

noun / adverbial noun:

• frame by frame; every frame - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• being immersed in water; being drowned
• being infatuated; being dazed; being blinded by

noun:

• gait; walk; stride; pace; step; manner of walking
• trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail; movements

noun:

• men's fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories

noun:

• Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi) ➜ 迦具土神

expression / adjective:

• adult-cute; grown-up but girlish; fashion style of adult women characterized by makeup and clothing that subtly emphasizes cuteness

noun:

• humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)

noun:

• official notice
• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace ［お触れ・御触れ］ - abbreviation ➜ お触書

noun:

• Clarke number; abundance of a chemical element in the Earth's crust, as calculated by geochemist Frank Wigglesworth Clarke - Geology term

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• going side-by-side; going abreast
• running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with