noun:

• securement of resources

noun:

• first year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō) ➜ 甲子・三革

noun:

• Festival of Zeus (held at Olympia every four years from 776 BCE to 393 BCE) ➜ オリンピック

noun:

• the principle of not resuming debate on an item in the same Diet session in which it has been voted down

noun:

• face of a seal

noun:

• the buddha of infinite light (Amithaba)

noun:

• private school for the study of English

expression:

• one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men - proverb ➜ 万緑一紅

noun:

• vehicles of all types; all vehicles ➜ 諸車通行止

noun:

• rikishi of the lowest rank - colloquialism ➜ 力士
• underling

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
• to take a tea break; to rest

noun:

• marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

noun:

• sign that indicates an older driver ➜ 若葉マーク・高齢者マーク

noun:

• neck of a horse

noun:

• sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)

noun:

• articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware

noun:

• style of drawing the human face, popular in the Heian period

noun:

• prohibition of sale

noun:

• The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching ➜ 五経

noun:

• making use of the surrounding landscape as a part of the design of a garden; natural scenery used as the background in the landscaping of a garden

expression / noun:

• first torii gate of a shrine ➜ 鳥居

expression:

• prevention of global warming

noun:

• god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases ➜ 疫病神【やくびょうがみ】

noun:

• phase of decline; ebb; twilight

noun:

• lack of responsibility; absence of liability