noun:

• era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana - Sumo term ➜ 貴輪時代

noun:

• era at the end of 1970s dominated by grand champion Wajima and ozeki Takanohana - Sumo term

noun:

• the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka) - four character idiom

noun:

• (Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit

noun:

• mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)

expression:

• right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

noun:

• mixture of vinegar and some other flavouring (e.g. soy sauce, sugar, etc.)

expression / noun:

• casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back

noun:

• dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce ➜ ちり鍋

noun:

• place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines

noun:

• Xi'an Incident (involving the arrest and confinement of Chiang Kai-shek, December 1936)

noun:

• complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms) (Ritsuryo period) ➜ 私地私民

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• bright (esp. of the moon)
• broad and empty ［こうこう］

noun:

• newline character (either or both of CR and LF depending on system) - IT term

noun:

• rat kangaroo (any marsupial of family Potoroidae, incl. bettongs and potoroos)

noun:

• pteridophyte (any plant of division Pteridophyta, incl. ferns and fern allies)

noun:

• whitecheek surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans, species of tang from the Eastern Indian and Pacific Oceans)

noun:

• Parascylliidae; family of collared carpet sharks containing eight species and two genera

noun:

• part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods) - archaism

noun:

• loyalty; devotion; fidelity; faithfulness
• inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system) ➜ 判官【はんがん】・弾正台

noun:

• dish of seasoned chicken with rice, pickles, etc. (from Kagoshima and Okinawa)

noun:

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES

noun:

• supplementation, causing bowel movements, heating, and cooling (four main treatments of traditional Chinese medicine) - obscure term

noun:

• Pantherinae; subfamily of Felidae which contains the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis

noun:

• seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usu. for fish or vegetables - Food term ➜ おろし和え【おろしあえ】