院

appellate court; court of appeal

Intransitive verb

attendance at the House; attending a session of the Diet

attendance at an academy (of arts, etc.); attendance at an (academic) institute

bicameral system

closing down a hospital, institution, temple, etc.; shutting down

closing a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day)

Historical term

adjourning a session of the Imperial Diet

the two houses of legislature

theological college

academy; institute

academy of arts; arts academy

Buddhism

Zen temple

stay in hospital; hospital stay

nonparliamentary party association

State Council (of the People's Republic of China)

friary

reformatory; reform school

Honorific

former emperor (or his empress, imperial princesses, etc.)

posthumous Buddhist name containing the character "in"

Abbreviation

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency; NISA

Abbreviation

graduate school entrance examination

kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices

reception compound; part of the palace where important ceremonies were held

isolation hospital

legislature; legislative body

go institution; go club; go hall

unicameral system; unicameralism

barbershop; barber shop