noun:

• sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan (allegedly by a North Korean torpedo; Mar. 26, 2010)

noun:

• round of 16 (in a tournament) - Sports term

noun:

• ruler of a synagogue

noun:

• on the verge of dying

noun:

• small intestine of beef or pork - Food term ➜ 小腸

noun:

• device with axle used to change the backdrop of a (kabuki) play - archaism ➜ 田楽豆腐
• turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-doufu on both sides

noun:

• self-annotation of one's writings

noun:

• feeling of transparency; sense of translucence

noun:

• first brew of tea

noun:

• place of ceremony; public place

expression:

• (in) each of the houses of the Japanese parliament

noun:

• picture of Hell; painting representing Hell ➜ 地獄変

noun:

• port of registry

noun:

• end of wind instrument

noun:

• group of languages (i.e. the Romance languages, considered as a subset of the Italic languages)
• group of words

noun:

• small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

expression:

• any number of people

noun:

• influence of great virtue; influence of ancestors

noun:

• fencing master of the top rank

noun:

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire)

noun:

• knife attached to the sheath of a sword

noun:

• empathetically putting oneself in the place of a handicapped person - From English "cap handy"

noun:

• Treaty of Rome (treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 1957)

noun:

• office of a temple

noun:

• fifteenth day of the month
• fifteen days