Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR; Soviet Union
sidebar (as on a web page)
to give (a guest) the seat of honor (honour)
journey time; travelling time; travel time; transit time; run time
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
enlarged and revised edition
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
iron sight (on a gun, etc.)
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
to stand firm; to hold out
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
four types of mandala (in Shingon)
safety measure; safety precaution
acupuncture and moxibustion
kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
Western (film genre); Western music (North America); country and western music
tessellated; tessellar; mosaic
tassets (on a suit of armor, armour); vegetable dye
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)