noun:

• the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state - four character idiom

noun:

• driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving ➜ 右側通行

noun:

• the Five Continents

noun:

• Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha ➜ 祖師禅

noun / ~する noun:

• toughening the law; making the law stricter

noun:

• the Creator; Maker

noun:

• beans of the bean-scattering ceremony

noun:

• statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya) - Buddhism term ➜ 弥勒菩薩

noun:

• string tied across the open chest of a haori

noun:

• (member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers

noun:

• string tied to the chest of one's kimono or haori
• childhood (period where one would wear such a string) - archaism

noun:

• family working in the forest industry; forestry family

noun:

• 57th of the sexagenary cycle

noun:

• history of the Ryukyu Kingdom, written in 1743-1745
• Ryukyu islands - alt. name

noun:

• Buddhist service in which the eight scrolls of the Lotus Sutra are read one scroll at a time (one morning and one evening reading each day for four days with a different reciter each time)

noun:

• the Marshall Islands

noun:

• Orders of the Precious Crown; Orders of the Sacred Crown

noun:

• radio or television serial broadcast in the same time slot each day or week

expression:

• the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie - proverb

noun:

• rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)

adverb / ~の noun:

• on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

noun:

• the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)

noun:

• eighteenth day of the month
• eighteen days

noun:

• Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet (one half of the yosaniinkai) - abbreviation ➜ 参院予算委員会

noun:

• rear part of the tongue