(politics, historical) a chief counselor in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)

Same as たいりん (tairin) above.

passing an examination

to pass an examination

a longbow, a great bow / (more specifically) a Japanese longbow (traditionally 2.25m in length) / a regular-sized bow (in contrast to the small 半弓 (hankyū, “shortbow”))

(politics, historical) the minister of the right, a government position in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)

(politics, historical) the minister of the interior, one of the 令外の官 (ryōge no kan, “government offices not specified by administrative decree”)

(bibliography) description of a book

(bibliography) to describe a book

candied sweet potato