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double-hung window; sash window

Food, cooking

seasoning of grated daikon with soy and vinegar, usually for fish or vegetables

burial mound with square flat base and round top

underground nuclear test

brand new (clothes)

Proverb

followers take after their leaders; there are no cowardly soldiers under a brave general

inferior mirage

to take in lodgers; to keep boarders

underground activities; secret maneuvering

soft chancre

lower classes

physical sciences

more generously for the lower-paid

transcription of Chinese classics into Japanese

Proverb

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots

submucosa

river rafting

to descend the rapids

retired empress; ex-empress; former empress; empress emerita

household with the wife as the boss; wife wearing the pants; wife ruling the roost; house with a henpecked husband

lower plants

bad at socializing; bad in social situation; being a bad mixer

Proverb; From the Book of Rites

those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land

Proverb

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)