noun:

• stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus - obscure term ➜ 地謡前

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

noun:

• retirement at the behest of one's employer ➜ 肩たたき

noun:

• influx of Taiwanese pop culture (into Japan) ➜ 韓流

noun:

• sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment

noun:

• Invasion of Ryukyu (1609)

noun:

• stripping a Diet member of arrest immunity

noun:

• points of similarity

noun:

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

noun:

• cherish the memory of; yearn for

noun:

• person of high rank - archaism

noun:

• system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote

noun:

• ratio of the margin of loss of an electoral candidate in a single-constituent district (used to break ties when determining the representative of a proportionally represented district)

noun:

• evasion of the law

noun:

• university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages - abbreviation ➜ 外国語大学

noun:

• party of officials

noun:

• blow to a vital point of a person's body - Martial Arts term ➜ 当て身【あてみ】

noun:

• true form of a buddha - archaism - Buddhism term ➜ 垂迹
• land of origin ［ほんち］

noun:

• head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect

noun:

• policy of reducing acreage (under cultivation)

expression / noun:

• motion of a baby gently hitting his own face with both of his hands

noun:

• essential elements of information

noun:

• typeprint which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters

noun:

• priest traveling as part of his training (travelling)

noun:

• first rank in the hierarchy of the government
• highest rank given to a shrine