道

Historical term

the five home provinces and seven districts of ancient Japan

Historical term

procession of courtesans

Historical term

road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)

Historical term

Japanese National Railways (1949-1987)

Historical term

railway police officer (pre-1987)

Historical term

Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)

Historical term

study of calculation (ritsuryō period); the way of calculation

Historical term

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (1972); ABM

Historical term

study of the calendar; way of the calendar

Historical term

Ministry of Railways (1920-1943)

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Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō)

Historical term

San'indō (province roughly corresponding to the modern San'in region)

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San'yōdō (province roughly corresponding to the modern San'yō region)

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tenmondō (form of astrology)

Historical term

Steppe Route (precursor to the Silk Road)

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked

barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)

male homosexuality; pederasty

Rare term

to lead astray; to lure a person to evil ways

Rare term

dangerous road

Obsolete term

gambling

Abbreviation

homosexuality; pederasty

side road; shortcut

male homosexuality; pederasty

Rare term

to stray from the path of righteousness