noun:

• Ministry of Defense (formerly Japan Defense Agency)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• (for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• the husband of one's elder sister

adjective:

• stinking of urine
• childish; immature; inexperienced

noun:

• amount of tax due

noun:

• policy of reconciliation - four character idiom

noun:

• first segment of a chicken's wing; drumette ➜ 手羽先

noun:

• ancestor of a feudal lord - archaism

noun:

• springtime repairing of fences after winter damage - obscure term

noun:

• haircut of uniform length - abbreviation ➜ ワンレングス

expression:

• the proof of the pudding is in the eating; evidence is better than debate [literal]

noun / ~する noun:

• death of a Christian (in Catholicism) ➜ 召天

expression:

• current of the times

noun:

• testimony of a witness

noun:

• torture in which the victim is bound and placed in a tub of snakes

noun:

• ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries
• horse led by a rope

noun:

• preliminary control of lights

noun:

• right in the midst of; right at the height of

noun:

• yellow prussiate of potash ➜ フェロシアン化カリウム

noun:

• longer type of wakizashi (short sword) ➜ 脇差
• gambler

noun:

• account of a (sports) game

noun / ~する noun:

• the flight formation of geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese; leading out

noun / ~する noun:

• being in the center of attention again; coming back into the limelight

noun:

• assembly of monks and laity (at a rite, sermon, etc.) - Buddhism term
• (monks and laity of) the Jishu sect - Buddhism term ➜ 時宗

expression:

• rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox)