田

Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

Organization name

Waseda University

oden vendor; oden restaurant

rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field

muddy rice field

Food, cooking

dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried

Akita (dog breed)

harvested rice field

terraced rice fields

speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green

recruiting of university students before the agreed date

Nishida's philosophy (foundation for the Kyoto school of philosophy)

Shinto

Sarutahiko (deity)

seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field

pink fish floss; fish that has been finely shredded, seasoned and colored pink

traditional women's hair style, with hair worn up and arched back

fertile rice paddy

melon field; melon patch

colonization; colonisation

(collapsible) cylindrical paper lantern

fertile, productive field

harvesting rice while it is still green

recruiting of university students before the agreed date

Historical term

Dōtanuki school (Muromachi-period swordsmithing school)

Historical term

sword of the Dōtanuki school (usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords)

Also as 胴田貫; in fiction

heavy sword

coalfield; coal field

(reliable) source of votes; area of strong electoral support; stronghold; (voter) base