List: historical term

search-only kanji form  historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)

astronomy  noun  noun (generic)  historical term 

• celestial bodies, stars
• bright star used for timekeeping (e.g. Sirius)
• Mercury (in ancient Chinese astronomy)
• Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• the five planets (in ancient Chinese astronomy; Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury)
• five stars

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Suruga and Izu (provinces)

noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  historical term 

• eastern mountains, mountains to the east
• Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō)
• Higashiyama (Kyoto district)

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō)

abbreviation  historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• (coalition of) the Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Socialist Party and New Party Sakigake (1994-1998)

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• camphor (used as a cardiotonic drug)
• shot in the arm, stimulus, impetus

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• kōshin-machi association

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Metal Monkey month, lunar month that contains a day of the Metal Monkey (essentially every other month) during which it was believed colds were more frequent