noun:

• Japan and Europe; Japanese-European

noun:

• the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period ➜ 南都六宗

noun:

• alluvial series

noun / ~の noun:

• chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)

noun:

• repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; straight
• dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep - orig. meaning - Mahjong term

adverb:

• in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

noun:

• Japanese word constructed of elements from one or more English terms; pseudo-English word or phrase coined in Japan; wasei eigo

noun:

• sumo management stock; one of the 105 titled trusteeships in the Japan Sumo Association; tradable share that entitles the holder to take part in the management of sumo - Sumo term

noun:

• land of the gods; Japan; China

noun:

• Argument for Leaving Asia; editorial written in 1885 by Fukuzawa Yukichi arguing that Japan should align itself with the West rather than China and Korea; Datsu-A Ron

~の noun / adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented - four character idiom

noun:

• young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff

noun:

• prefecture-by-prefecture map; atlas of Japan divided by prefecture; map of a single prefecture

noun:

• number; series of digits

noun:

• National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-)
• Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947) - abbreviation ➜ 帝国議会【ていこくぎかい】
• legislative assembly; parliament; congress ➜ 議会

noun / suffix noun:

• sequel; continuation; (also suffix) continuation (in time and space); second series; succession; spell

noun:

• Okinawa (prefecture); region comprising most of Japan's southwestern archipelago (esp. Okinawa Island) ➜ 琉球
• Okinawa (city)

noun / ~する noun:

• consecutive victories; series of victories

noun / ~する noun:

• consecutive defeats; series of defeats

noun:

• succession; continuation; series; sequence

noun:

• Yu-Pack; Japan Post's domestic parcel delivery service

noun:

• castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

noun:

• land east of China; Japan

noun:

• civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation) - four character idiom

noun:

• hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era