noun:

• Protectorate General of the Western Regions; Han-period Chinese office established in East Turkestan in 60 BCE ➜ 都護府

expression:

• the very image of health itself; picture of health

noun:

• all the points in question; the whole point

noun / ~する noun:

• reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end - four character idiom

noun:

• fifth year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō) ➜ 三革・戊辰

noun:

• the face one presents at home

expression:

• from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

noun:

• five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March) - four character idiom

noun:

• naturally flooded salt farm below the high-tide mark ➜ 揚げ浜

noun:

• three-piece suit

noun:

• the orders of one's ruler

noun:

• the western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki) - abbreviation
• western nations (esp. India or Europe)
• 33 temples in the Kinki area containing a statue of Avalokitesvara ➜ 西国三十三所
• a pilgrimage of these temples ➜ 西国巡礼

noun / adjectival noun:

• teachings conveyed by the gods

expression / noun:

• fly in the ointment - idiom

noun:

• service in the first reserve

noun:

• the first leaves to appear after the cotyledon

conjunction:

• due to the fact that; because of

noun:

• Massacre of the Innocents; episode of infanticide by Herod that appears in the New Testament

noun:

• martial art based on the use of the iron fan ➜ 鉄扇

noun:

• three-party coalition: Jimintou, Jiyuutou and Koumeitou - abbreviation ➜ 自自公３党

expression:

• given the above

noun / ~する noun:

• putting to the sword

noun:

• mochi freeze-dried in the winter air

expression / noun:

• the (cool) summer moon

noun:

• everywhere in the capital (e.g. Tokyo); everyone in the capital