noun:

• the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person) - four character idiom

noun:

• Bombardment of Yeonpyeong (Nov. 23, 2010)

noun:

• poetic style typical of Man'yōshū ➜ 万葉集【まんようしゅう】

noun:

• chirping of crickets in late autumn - poetical term

noun:

• method of attack; place of attack

noun:

• Department of State Affairs (Tang-dynasty China) ➜ 三省【さんしょう】

noun:

• Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times - abbr. of 古今和歌集

noun:

• International Court of Justice; ICJ

noun / ~する noun:

• end of broadcast; sign-off

noun:

• number of births (including stillbirths)

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - abbreviation ➜ アイドルコラージュ

noun:

• day of a ceremony or event

noun:

• semifinal game of a tournament

noun:

• story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

adjective:

• having the smell of having been dried in the sun
• provincial; rural; unrefined

noun:

• Great Kobe earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island) ➜ 阪神大震災

noun:

• Ryukyuan mission to Edo upon the change of the Ryukyuan King ➜ 慶賀使

noun:

• book of poetry
• The Classic of Poetry and The Classic of History (Chinese texts)

noun:

• person at a public bath in charge of heating the water and filling the baths

noun:

• purification hall of a Shinto shrine

noun:

• expanded system of guilt by association in Japanese election law, which stipulates that an elected official may lose his position if someone in his campaign commits a crime ➜ 連座制

noun:

• var. of pottery from Hyogo prefecture
• round balls made from eggs, flour, etc., (local food of Akashi)

noun:

• history of the Western world

noun:

• friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends

noun:

• Gospel of John (book of the Bible)