noun:

• female emperor of Japan (historical or postulated) - four character idiom

noun:

• (Meiji or Taisho era) non-partisan cabinet

noun:

• vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions ➜ 合わせ酢

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get stiff legs (after walking or standing up for a long time) - idiom

noun:

• V-J Day (Aug. 15 or Sept. 2)

expression:

• at the time of (ind. opportunity or situation where something should be done)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to)

noun:

• untonsured (monk or priest or nun)

noun:

• lady's companion (paid female companion of a wealthy or high-ranking woman, esp. in Victorian England) - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• founding of a religion (or sect)

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

noun:

• Citipati (skeletal Buddhist demi-gods)

suffix noun:

• intimate (or disdainful) suffix used after a person's name (or the base of an adjective describing that person)

pre-noun adjectival:

• such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ そんな

noun:

• pung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (yaku) - Mahjong term ➜ 連風牌

noun:

• new normal (state of new economic or financial conditions)

noun:

• side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants) ➜ 寝殿造

noun:

• aureole (of a Buddhist statue; surrounding the body but not the head); aureola

noun:

• padding (clothing or bedding); insulation; cotton wadding; stuffing (furniture)

noun:

• (eating or drinking) party

noun:

• silkworm (in the first or second instar)

adjectival noun:

• creamy (in flavor or texture)

noun:

• shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet) - From Chinese

noun:

• anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes) - Buddhism term

noun / ~の noun:

• those (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener, or something understood without naming it directly) ➜ 彼【あれ】
• they (of people) - used to refer to one's equals or inferiors - archaism