a benchmark; an important level, measurement, or standard; a mark

a Chinese character substituted for the original character used in a written expression, usually replacing a complex character with a simpler one

outdated, behind the times

(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.

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

(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)

(elementary mathematics) word problem

(bibliography) to describe a book