氏

Shinto

parishioner representative

person who turns up at the right moment to help

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo

Proverb

nurture over nature; how one is brought up matters more than one's origins

uji-kabane system; system of clans and hereditary titles (of the Yamato court)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Shinsen Shouji Roku (Newly Compiled Record of Clan Names; 815 CE)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson)

degrees Celsius

Réaumur temperature scale; degrees Réaumur

Fahrenheit temperature; degrees Fahrenheit

family or clan system

Proverb

blessed are the peacemakers; one should appreciate and follow the advice of a mediator

degrees Celsius

Proverb

even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)

Medicine

Basedow's disease; Graves' disease; exophthalmic goiter

Anatomy

zonule of Zinn; Zinn's membrane; ciliary zonule

Product name

Genji Pie (palmier made by Sanritsu Confectionery)

Historical term

Yuezhi (ancient Central Asian people); Rouzhi

Historical term

lineal descendant; clan member

Historical term; Art, aesthetics

genji-e; ukiyo-e depicting scenes from The Tale of Genji

Historical term

Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910); Yi dynasty

Historical term

policy that forced Koreans under Japanese rule to adopt Japanese names (1939; abolished in 1945)

Historical term

Kingdom of Tungning (Taiwan, 1661-1683); Koxinga dynasty

Rare term

Hansen's disease; leprosy