noun:

• full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant - four character idiom

noun:

• Minister of Agriculture and Forestry - obsolete term ➜ 農林水産大臣

noun:

• mochi rice topped with fish (or other food) and steamed - Food term

noun:

• banner and drums; army

noun / ~する noun:

• joining elements so they mate or hook together (e.g. a clutch); engagement

noun:

• Woodstock Music and Art Festival (1969)

noun:

• sickle and chain (weapon)

noun:

• older sister and younger brother

noun:

• five- and seven-syllable meter

noun:

• confidential report to the ruler of the country of astronomical events and their astrological interpretation - archaism

noun:

• separation of Buddhism and Shintoism - obscure term ➜ 神仏分離

noun:

• rank-and-file party member

noun:

• Tarui accent, used in the Kinki region and parts of Hokuriku

noun:

• terminate and stay resident program - IT term

noun / adjectival noun:

• simple, easy, and convenient - four character idiom

noun:

• festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress

noun:

• rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi; sushi rice - Food term

noun:

• chapters and sections; chapter and verse

godan ~る verb:

• to be angry and quarrelsome

noun:

• salad of minced Welsh onions, seafood, and vinegared miso

noun:

• light, heating and water utility costs

noun:

• kanji reading and meaning

noun:

• representative of Gifu and Mie prefectures

expression:

• water and fish ➜ 水魚の交わり

adjectival noun / noun:

• helpful and sincere; kind and honest