noun:

• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

noun:

• precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison

noun / ~する noun:

• coating of snow; blanket of snow

noun:

• the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)

noun:

• dislike of smoking

noun:

• pieces of crab prepared for use in shabu-shabu (usu. claw meat) - Food term ➜ しゃぶしゃぶ

noun:

• tale of heroism

noun:

• seal of approval

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to observe the reasons and types of faults a person makes is to come to know whether they are virtuous or not

noun:

• god of shepherds, herdsmen, flocks and herds; Pan; Faunus

noun:

• center of a lake; centre of a lake

noun:

• a large number of ships sailing in a long chain-like formation - four character idiom

noun:

• diagonal view of face (artist term); three-quarter view of face

noun:

• security of (tariff) concessions

adjective:

• smelling of rotten food and drink - obscure term

noun:

• shrine of imperial ancestors

noun:

• the respective (relative) strength of political parties; distribution of the number of parliamentary seats held by each of the political parties - four character idiom

noun:

• rustling of clothes

noun:

• the way of the world in our time; the frame of mind of the people nowadays - four character idiom

suffix / counter:

• counter for games of mahjong - Mahjong term - From Chinese "zhuang"

noun:

• Grand Council of State (1868-1885 CE) ［だじょうかん・だいじょうかん］
• Department of State (under the ritsuryo system) - usu. だいじょうかん ➜ 律令制

noun:

• texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food

noun:

• lacquer made from the sap of Acanthopanax sciadophylloides ➜ 漉油

noun:

• expiration of term of office

noun:

• expiration of a term of service