noun:

• (in China) 8th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A) ➜ 黄鐘【おうしき】・十二律
• sixth lunar month

noun:

• time of weakness

noun:

• state of tension

noun:

• independent way of life - four character idiom

noun:

• event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2nd Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple)

noun / ~する noun:

• reduction of capital

noun:

• the thirteen sects of Sect Shinto (Fuso-kyo, Taisha-kyo, Jikko-kyo, Konko-kyo, Kurozumi-kyo, Misogi-kyo, Ontake-kyo, Shinri-kyo, Shinshu-kyo, Shinto Shusei-ha, Shinto Taikyo, Taisei-kyo, Tenri-kyo) ➜ 教派神道

noun:

• division of labor by gender role

noun:

• principle of sufficient reason (logic) ➜ 充足理由の原理【じゅうそくりゆうのげんり】

noun:

• discolouration of a mineral due to impurities (discoloration)

noun:

• (person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso

expression:

• because of this; thanks to this; due to this

noun:

• vows of religious orders

noun:

• word, phrase, or image that is perceived as showing or suggesting discrimination or prejudice against a person or group of people

noun:

• period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007 ➜ だらだらかげろう景気

noun:

• history of philosophy

noun:

• historian of science; science historian

adverb:

• calling sound of the lesser cuckoo - obscure term ➜ 時鳥

noun:

• lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

noun:

• edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy

noun:

• distrust of politics; political uncertainty - four character idiom

noun:

• change of clothes

noun:

• Declaration of Humanity (wherein Hirohito renounced the imperial claim to divinity; Jan. 1, 1946)

noun:

• the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan ➜ 五畿・七道

noun:

• duration of a cruise (flight); endurance

noun:

• Commonwealth of Independent States; CIS ➜ 独立国家共同体
• critical incident stress; CIS