Vocabulary

championship; defense (e.g. of a position in debate); apologetics

Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet)

Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet

Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet

Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet

Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet

increase in income and profit

Budget Committee (of the Diet)

waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)

obstetrician

perinatal period

votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article

classical form of i-adjective inflection (attributive form ends in "ki" and predicative in "shi")

classical form of i-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the "ku" adverbial form with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")

historical present

menu board (at a restaurant)

non-permanent resident

Dai Kanwa Jiten (major kanji dictionary compiled by Morohashi Tetsuji)

classical form of i-adjective inflection (attributive form ends in "shiki" and predicative in "shi")

classical form of adjectival noun inflection formed by contraction of the particle "to" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")

classical form of na-adjective inflection formed by contraction of the particle "ni" with the classical verb "ari" ("aru")

(of clerical script) horizontal lines ending in a noticeable triangular tail

half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)

wholly-owned subsidiary

full parent company; wholly-owning parent company; sole parent company

education and support of disabled children

health and welfare

instrumental pop

instrumental rock

Christian rap

Christian rock

grunge

Glagolitic

Gothic rock

psychedelic rock

Southern rock

synthpop

symphonic rock

thrash metal

fully complete (e.g. a collection); fully completing