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

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun:

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

noun:

• official notice
• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace ［お触れ・御触れ］ - abbreviation ➜ お触書

noun:

• publicly predicting the future developments of a creative work (making it difficult for the creator to use those ideas) - slang ➜ ねた

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

noun:

• resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year

adjectival noun / noun:

• strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a sticker for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules - four character idiom

noun:

• the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt [literal] - four character idiom

expression:

• the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong - proverb

noun:

• influential members of parliament acting for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected

noun:

• the three types of gagaku drums - obscure term
• third division of the night (approx. 11 pm to 1 am) - archaism

noun:

• Miyako toad (Bufo gargarizans miyakonis, a subspecies of the Asiatic toad endemic to the Ryukyu Islands)

noun:

• peak oil (date when the peak of the world's petroleum production rate is reached)