noun:

• hanging of a palanquin

noun:

• abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871) - four character idiom

noun:

• end of medium; EM

noun:

• question of degree - four character idiom

noun:

• the "thirty-percent autonomy" of local governments

noun:

• sides of the chest - obscure term

noun:

• bonus footage (e.g. behind-the-scenes interviews), such as that included on DVDs of movies, television programs, etc.

noun:

• native of Kyoto

noun:

• distribution of property

~する noun:

• murder of one's own lord or father

noun / ~の noun:

• lack of funds

noun:

• cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace) ➜ 右近の橘・紫宸殿

noun:

• (Japanese) electoral system allowing for the election of from 3 to 5 candidates from one district ➜ 大選挙区制

noun:

• Gospel of Mark (book of the Bible)

noun:

• cold at the end of autumn

noun:

• art of self-defense; art of self-defence

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to declare a state of emergency

noun:

• Bachelor of Medicine; MB

expression:

• of all things (days, etc.)

noun:

• divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband) - colloquialism - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold
• inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed

noun:

• original source of re-established family register; old family register ➜ 現在戸籍・戸籍

noun:

• holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder

noun:

• minimum cost of living

noun:

• idiomatic pronunciation or peculiar reading of a kanji or compound