noun:

• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (abolished in 1995); GATT

noun:

• the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi) ➜ 四畿内

noun:

• the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))

noun:

• the five oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic)

noun:

• the nature of plants to grow down and root; geotropism

noun:

• hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society - four character idiom

noun:

• long-life celebrations, particularly the 61st, 77th and 88th birthdays

noun:

• the 5 Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)

noun:

• adding eyes and other finishing touches to an animal painting

noun:

• useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts

noun:

• couple with older man and younger woman; May-December romance

noun:

• director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office) ➜ 弾正台

noun:

• pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and wine - Buddhism term

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• bulky and heavy; massive; solid; weighty; substantial - onomatopoeia
• dignified; imposing; composed - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / ~する noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato) - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / ~する noun:

• absent-mindedly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• red paper restaurant lantern - Food term
• cheap eating and drinking place

noun:

• fish served whole (complete with head and tail)

noun:

• luck, steadfastness and patience (the three keys to achieving success)

noun:

• lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods

noun / ~する noun:

• loading and unloading

noun:

• vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed

noun:

• mud and tile wall topped with tiles

noun:

• Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

noun:

• red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals

noun:

• rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients