expression / noun:

• Ark of the Covenant

~の noun / adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• since the era of the Emperor Jinmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented - four character idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• lack of experience

noun:

• type of taro originally from Sulawesi, has large tubers with red eyes

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination - abbreviation ➜ 高等学校卒業程度認定試験

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• full of zeal; highly motivated; very eager - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• simplification of a kanji

noun:

• initiation of debate (e.g. in parliament)

noun:

• fit of anger; temper; rage
• firecracker

noun:

• early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji (primarily intended for women and children) - four character idiom

noun:

• ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival) ➜ 魂祭り【たままつり】・盂蘭盆

noun:

• proximity of a monarch or lord

noun:

• Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)

noun:

• collection of short Heian period tales in the form of poems

noun:

• full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip)

noun:

• sound of an explosion

noun:

• question of maintenance or abolition (of an institution, organization, etc.) - four character idiom

noun:

• cessation of breathing; respiratory arrest - Medicine term

noun:

• relationship of being natural enemies - four character idiom

noun:

• light of a firefly

noun / ~する noun:

• spraining of a bone joint

noun / ~の noun:

• made of cloth

adjective:

• smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore

noun:

• window with a view of a Japanese mugwort thicket
• poor house; humble house; primitive house

noun:

• frequency of occurrence - IT term