天

Standard phrase said when testing a microphone

testing, testing

Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe

natural resources

the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth

Proverb

man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)

Legend

the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess

innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

Grammar

postpositions (in Japanese); particles

Abbreviation; Slang

natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes

all-weather; weather-proof

Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (sword; one of the three Imperial regalia); Ame-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi

astronomical figure; astronomical number

right and proper; legal

short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship

surface mining; open-cut mining; open-pit mining

suspended ceiling

to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age

optimism

Buddhism

Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)

angel's feathered robe

point of heaven; corner of the sky

clear weather

being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved

having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of

Idiomatic expression; Suru verb - special class

to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to spit at the sky

do not turn upside down