noun:

• the point of no return

noun:

• low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)

noun:

• infectious disease which by law a physician must report to the authorities within 24 hours of diagnosis

noun:

• Economic Report of the President (US)

particle:

• particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)

noun:

• man of the world; experienced in matters of the heart

noun:

• pavilion housing the sacred mirror (in Heian Palace) ➜ 神鏡・十七殿

noun:

• money paid to the government

expression / ichidan verb:

• to agree on the principle; to firmly establish a policy

expression:

• the good old days; halcyon days

noun:

• high-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• the Six Continents

noun:

• basking in the sun ➜ 日向ぼっこ

noun:

• twenty-fourth day of the month
• twenty-four days

noun:

• steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period)
• administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods) ➜ 政所

noun:

• break between the light meal and the actual serving of tea (during a formal tea ceremony)

noun:

• rule prohibiting match-ups between wrestlers from the same family - Sumo term

expression:

• the biggest fish is always the one that got away - proverb

noun:

• year of the rat

expression / ichidan verb:

• to open the door

expression:

• the mediocre cannot understand the great - proverb - sensitive ➜ 群盲象を撫でる

noun:

• man of the future; Homo futurus; time traveler from the future

noun:

• moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
• imperial palace
• Yoshiwara red light district - archaism

noun:

• the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm - Buddhism term ➜ 欲界

noun:

• the time after next