noun:

• the 5 Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)

noun:

• occlusion in the circle of Willis ➜ もやもや病

~の noun / noun:

• of the same age; age-matched

noun:

• the sun; providence; god

noun:

• over-the-counter drug

noun / ~の noun:

• within the story (of a book, play, movie, etc.)

~の noun / noun:

• behind-the-scenes

expression / adverb:

• far away in the distance; in the far distance

noun:

• ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area

noun:

• trick of leaning back and carrying one's opponent round and out of the ring - Sumo term
• last-minute reversal

noun:

• Adoration of the Magi ➜ 三博士

noun:

• executive positions in the civil service

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to conform to the rules of etiquette

noun:

• hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter (in a video game) - From English "counter stop" ➜ カンスト

noun:

• taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism - four character idiom

noun:

• along the ridges

expression:

• A cornered rat will bite the cat; One who is cornered will fight like a devil - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fix the rate

noun:

• probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter - four character idiom

noun:

• robe with a round collar, stitched sides and a ran, worn by the emperor and high-ranking officials ➜ 襴

noun:

• member state of the European Union; EU country

noun:

• the grief or feelings of the Emperor

noun:

• playing in the mud; playing with mud ➜ 泥遊び【どろあそび】

expression:

• the 8th month has the least work for farmers

expression:

• in full bloom at the moment