Meanings

Okuninushi

top ridge of a roof

someone who has a title but no real duty

great talent

catastrophe bond

great disaster

guardian deity of grain farming

maximum carrying capacity

seven boarding schools established in Kyoto by noble families during the early Heian period

Heian-period boarding school (for children of a specific noble clan) established near the former central university of Kyoto

main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)

(government) inspector-general (Edo period)

popular literature

men's hairstyle with small sideburns and a wide forehead (Edo period)

Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)

change

major volcanic eruption

Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes

macromolecule

New Year's Eve