Vocabulary

the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō and Shūei)

six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)

the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period

the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects

creating a noun by affixing "ku" to the end of an inflectable word (e.g. "omowaku", "osoraku")

consanguinity

waiver

at the time of writing

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

to file a claim

to file for bankruptcy

to file for divorce

ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR

badminton

usage (esp. of language)

children's hospital; pediatric hospital

you

diminutive used with names, etc.

appropriate word; apt word or expression; mot juste

angelica (any herb of the genus Angelica, esp. garden angelica, Angelica archangelica)

bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters

Never give up!

metallic

overriding principle; main principle; great principle

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications

copy once (copy protection for digital television streams)

suffix added after a writer's pen name

holy sword; sacred sword

diversification

Seven Wonders of the World

contract negotiation; contract discussion

falling dead; perishing; dying

ex-husband; former husband

ex-wife; former wife

trolley

perennation

earwax; cerumen

video taping (and storing)

coffee senna (Senna occidentalis)

sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)