noun:

• (Japanese) Protection of Personal Liberty Law (1948)

noun:

• kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest) ➜ 神【かみ】
• goddess of (lucky) directions ➜ 歳徳神

noun:

• young girl unused to the ways of the world

noun:

• amount of investment

noun:

• mystery of mysteries

noun:

• old name for part of Hyogo prefecture

noun:

• (Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies

noun:

• gathering up the ashes of the deceased

noun:

• collection of writings by the deceased

noun:

• garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate

noun:

• young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented ➜ 草食男子【そうしょくだんし】

noun / ~する noun:

• transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement; imperial procession

noun:

• cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment

noun:

• bead or front sight of a firearm

expression / noun:

• the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

noun:

• spirit of rebellion

expression:

• third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface) ➜ 七十二候

noun:

• point of beauty

expression / adverb:

• as a matter of fact; to tell the truth ➜ 実を言えば

noun:

• small statue of Shoki the Plague-Queller (placed on the overhang of traditional houses) ➜ 鍾馗

noun:

• truth of the way to the cessation of suffering - Buddhism term ➜ 四諦

noun:

• Gospel of Mark (book of the Bible) ➜ マルコ福音書

noun:

• history of Japanese literature

noun:

• mass of rock; rock lump; block

noun:

• large number of priests