noun:

• ancient Chinese pitch pipe (12 pipes corresponding to the ancient Chinese chromatic scale) ➜ 十二律

noun:

• return of government (to Kyoto); making former capital (esp. Kyoto) the capital again

noun:

• number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number

expression / noun:

• a blink of time; the time it takes to say "Ah!" [literal] ➜ あっと言う間に

noun:

• cause; factor
• hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions) - Buddhism term ➜ 縁【えん】
• the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya) ➜ 因明

noun:

• killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering
• killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing

noun:

• the beauty to be found in poverty and simplicity; subdued taste; quiet refinement; sober refinement; wabi

noun:

• all worldly phenomena; meritorious acts leading to enlightenment - Buddhism term
• (Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer

expression:

• a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience - proverb

expression:

• There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; Make hay while the sun shines - proverb

noun:

• "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) ➜ 戊

noun:

• field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations) - archaism

noun:

• buddy system; the idea that divers always dive with a buddy to assist each other

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)

noun:

• initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages
• initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

noun:

• luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii

noun:

• Jaws of Life (apparatus used to pry apart the wreckage of crashed vehicles) - trademark

noun:

• polished gyaru; girl or young woman adhering to a toned down version of the gyaru fashion trend - colloquialism ➜ ギャル

noun:

• German silver; nickel silver
• silver coinage imported to Japan during the late Edo and early Meiji periods

noun:

• goodwill; intangible assets (part of the acquisition price of a business paid for the name and reputation of the company rather than tangible assets)

noun / ~する noun:

• name given to the deceased; posthumous name; posthumous title

expression:

• as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain - four character idiom

expression:

• let bygones be bygones; the past is the past, the present is the present [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm - Buddhism term ➜ 欲界

noun:

• toe-in (alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back)