noun:

• rank of emperor; the imperial throne

noun:

• place of assembly

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• nice way of saying; diplomatic way of saying; fine; plausible

noun:

• broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass - obscure term

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to beat the hell out of - slang

noun:

• (pair of) wooden doors in the interior of a home
• door to a pavilion in a Heian period palace ➜ 寝殿造

noun:

• apologetic (defensive) tone of voice - four character idiom

noun:

• (of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• chief priest of temple

noun:

• type of sōmen made without added oil; specialty of Miyagi prefecture, usu. eaten in broth, esp. warm in winter - Food term ➜ 素麺【そうめん】

noun:

• new strains of (pandemic) influenza

noun:

• theory of heat; thermal science; thermology

noun:

• title of a scripture or sacred text (e.g. Buddhist sutra)
• title on a scroll or rolled book ➜ 巻き物【まきもの】

noun / ~する noun:

• coming into and out of sight ➜ 見え隠れ

noun:

• power of the pen

noun:

• means of diagnosis

noun:

• statement of the efficacy of a medicine

noun:

• quick (flash) report of votes counted

noun / ~する noun:

• (in printing) distribution of type

noun:

• var. of horse raised in Nagano and Gifu

noun:

• school of music; academy of music; conservatory

noun:

• long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight

prefix noun:

• wrong; improper; indecent ➜ 曲者

noun:

• Law for the Protection of Personal Data Held by Administrative Organs (2003)

noun:

• state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance

ichidan verb:

• to give way to the light of the morning (i.e. the darkness gives way)