noun:

• two images of Buddha

expression:

• Out of Asia and Into Europe (slogan calling for Japan to align itself with the West) - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• that kind of; that way

noun:

• that move; that trick; that game

noun / ~の noun:

• the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability- (merit-) based (promotion, pay scale, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• the cream (pink) of fashion

noun:

• mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism - four character idiom

noun:

• style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway

noun:

• plan for the invasion of the Soviet Far East in July 1941 - abbreviation

noun:

• change of one's surname

noun:

• type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight) - orig. written as 牛皮 ➜ 求肥飴

noun / ~の noun:

• of peerless loyalty and bravery - four character idiom

noun:

• evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)

noun:

• poverty of stimulus

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to lose one's means of livelihood; to become unable to earn a living

noun:

• double size of character - IT term

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• crown of a buddha's head ➜ 肉髻

noun / adjectival noun:

• brusqueness; grumpiness

noun:

• revival of Japanese food - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be on the brink of death - abbreviation ➜ 命旦夕に迫る

noun / ~の noun:

• any of; either of; (to) any ➜ 何れ【いずれ】・何れ【いずれ】

noun:

• loss of virginity (in women); loss of maidenhead

expression / noun:

• out of fashion

noun:

• god of a cooking stove

noun:

• group of problems; set of issues

noun:

• United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972); USCAR ➜ 琉球列島米国民政府