noun:

• Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)

noun:

• full-face diving mask which seals the whole face from the water

noun:

• K-T boundary (between the Cretaceous Period and the Tertiary Period)

expression:

• the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son - proverb

noun:

• heloderm (any venomous lizard of genus Heloderma, incl. the gila monster and the beaded lizard)

noun:

• flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image - Buddhism term

noun:

• Cetorhinus (sole genus of the only species of basking shark in the family Cetorhinidae)

expression:

• mountain in springtime when all of the tree buds open at the same time; laughing mountain [literal] - poetical term

noun:

• division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect) - Buddhism term ➜ 五時八教

noun:

• tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace) ➜ 紫宸殿・左近の桜

noun:

• cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace) ➜ 右近の橘・紫宸殿

noun:

• dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus)
• dolphinfish ➜ 鱰【しいら】
• Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish - Astronomy term

noun:

• provincial military governor turned daimyo (Muromachi period) (distinct from the shugo bureaucrats of the Kamakura period) - archaism

noun:

• idol (esp. in the philosophy of Francis Bacon: idols of the tribe, cave, market, and theater) - From Latin "idola"

noun:

• triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits - Mahjong term

noun:

• ordinary verse of a renga (i.e. not the first three verses or the last verse)

noun:

• poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry

noun:

• prisoner; captive; prisoner of war
• Emishi allied with the Japanese during the Nara and Heian periods ➜ えみし

noun:

• peasants chosen to carry the payment of a tax (in kind) to the capital (ritsuryo system) - archaism

noun:

• Panjandrum; The Great Panjandrum (rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during WW2)

noun:

• duff (golf); sclaff; hitting the ground behind the ball during a stroke - Sports term
• duff (e.g. plum) - Food term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out
• to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront; to suddenly become prominent

noun:

• young imperial prince
• child of the imperial family
• shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine ➜ 本宮
• newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred) ➜ 勧請

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
• to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
• to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on an air; to assume an attitude
• to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign
• to plan; to scheme

noun:

• classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "gu"; "ga" column or row of the kana syllabary