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Historical term

sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)

Historical term

Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)

Historical term

Rustication Movement; movement in China in 1957 to get people to move to the countryside

Historical term

room used by political officials (Edo period)

Historical term

Shimonoseki campaign (1863-1864); Shimonoseki bombardment

Historical term

Shimonoseki campaign (1863-1864); Shimonoseki bombardment

Historical term

inauguration ceremony of a new Ryukyuan high priestess

Historical term

Shimose powder (explosive composed chiefly of picric acid); Shimose

Dated term

offender; criminal

Dated term

maidservant

Obsolete term; Obsolete military term

long johns; long underpants; long underwear

Rare term; Music

downbeat

Rare term; Martial arts

area below the pectoral muscle

Rare term

medium height geta

Rare term

scorn; disdain; contempt

Rare term

to relieve someone of the leading role

Rare term

utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor

Rare term

to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

Rare term

impoverished elderly; poor senior citizens

Rare term

to take advantage (of another's weakness)

Proverb; Rare term

everyone drinks at least a little bit; ghosts and non-drinkers do not exist

Rare term

to come of age (for a girl)

Rare term

to lengthen the sleeves of a kimono

Rare term; Linguistics

basilect

Idiomatic expression; Rare term

fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small things