List: historical term

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Falklands War (1982)

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Iran-Contra affair (1984-1986), Irangate

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Watergate scandal (1972-1975)

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Yalta Conference (February 1945)

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Yalta Agreement (secret American-British-Soviet agreement wherein the Soviets agreed to attack Japan; February 11, 1945)

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• erotic tea house (employing prostitutes)

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• (Edo-period) restaurant

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Xi'an Incident (involving the arrest and confinement of Chiang Kai-shek; December 1936)

usually written using kana alone  abbreviation  noun  noun (generic)  historical term 

• Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica), meadowsweet
• Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)

astronomy  noun  noun (generic)  historical term 

• new moon
• first day of the lunar month
• next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)