noun:

• Australia, New Zealand and the United States; ANZUS ➜ アンザス条約

noun:

• the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

noun:

• head, trunk, arms, and legs; the whole body - archaism

noun:

• the three sacred mountains: Fuji, Atsuta, and Kumano - obscure term ➜ 霊山

ichidan verb:

• to blow and gather together (by the wind) - obscure term

noun:

• flowers and the moon - archaism
• refined leisure; elegant pastime - archaism

noun:

• Amphibia; class comprising the extant and extinct amphibians

noun:

• Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices - Buddhism term

noun:

• standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step
• being unsettled; being restless; being ready to flee
• high volatility (in the market); severe fluctuation - Finance term

noun:

• (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance) - four character idiom
• establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

noun:

• region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata

noun:

• better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent - four character idiom

noun:

• the tenth day of the month
• ten days

noun:

• the fifth day of the month
• five days

noun:

• the third day of the month
• three days

noun:

• the eighth day of the month
• eight days

noun:

• hair of the dog; another drink in the morning

noun:

• hades; realm of the dead; the next world ➜ 黄泉【よみ】

noun / ~する noun:

• taking (score) the first two points of the game

noun:

• (by the lunar calendar) 16th night of the month

noun:

• search conducted with the consent of the party concerned

noun:

• the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to withdraw from the presence (of the Emperor)

noun:

• the Hour of the Tiger (roughly 3-5 AM)

noun:

• act which serves the interests of (benefits) the enemy