noun:

• the kalpa of nothingness (the final aeon of the universe) - Buddhism term ➜ 四劫

noun:

• college of the arts; university of the arts; art university - abbreviation

noun:

• bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor

conjunction:

• in the meantime; meanwhile

noun:

• sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

noun:

• the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji) ➜ 南都七大寺

noun:

• Imperial Household Agency employee assigned to the household of the Crown Prince

noun:

• cold wind descending from the mountains
• cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)

expression / noun:

• ultimate fate of the universe; end of the universe - Astronomy term

noun:

• on the air

noun:

• student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination ➜ 浪人

noun:

• Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)

noun:

• accessory after the fact ➜ 事後従犯

expression:

• relationships (formed by wealth) will end when the money ends

noun:

• food and alcohol offering to the gods

noun:

• having food stuck around the mouth; having food all over the face

expression:

• putting the cart before the horse; putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born [literal] - idiom

noun:

• leaving (fleeing) the capital

noun:

• the lower classes; the common people

noun:

• place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival ➜ 御旅所

expression / noun:

• the last moment; the very end

noun:

• the total

ichidan verb:

• to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

noun:

• reverentially offering a branch of the sacred tree - Shintō term

noun:

• three strikes law (US)