noun:

• Heian-period ceremony where a newlywed groom and bride eat a rice-cake on the third night after the wedding ceremony ➜ 三日の餅

expression:

• on the plea of; under the pretext of

expression / noun:

• the last part of a poem or Bible verse

expression:

• rub of the green

noun:

• merchant guild entrusted by the shogunate to manage its respective trade (Edo period)

noun:

• court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand - archaism

adjectival noun / adverb:

• soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy - onomatopoeia ➜ フワフワ

noun:

• the same opinion

noun:

• A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness) - idiom
• to cross a pass - orig. meaning

noun:

• allotment of rice paddies for cultivation during the cultivator's lifetime (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• Festival of the Ages (held at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto on Oct. 22); Jidai Festival

auxiliary verb:

• used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader) - polite language ➜ ます

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the radius

noun:

• the authorities

noun:

• head of the Foreign Relations Committee

noun:

• expounding the teachings of Buddha; spinning the dharma wheel [literal] ➜ 法輪

noun:

• the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

noun:

• gathering shellfish, crabs, etc. on the seashore

noun:

• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; UNHCR

noun:

• the rice market

noun:

• lawmakers from the ruling parties; government member of parliament

adverb:

• even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

noun:

• (late Edo-period) idea of uniting the court and the shogunate

noun:

• The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI - abbreviation ➜ 日本商工会議所