the Kōdōha (or the Imperial Way Faction); a totalitarian, militaristic and expansionist faction in the Japanese military during the early Shōwa era

Kyūjitai form of 道徳経 (“Tao Te Ching”)

Kyūjitai form of 伝道の書

Rare form of テコンドー (tekondō, “taekwondo”).

arduous is the race against time as one grows old. (literally "as the sun goes down, the road remains a long one.")

Wide-Area Administration: a proposed plan to merge prefectures to create new local administrative divisions.

Kyūjitai form of 合気道 (“aikido”)

(martial arts) Jeet Kune Do

perseverance and hard work can overcome any obstacle; where there's a will, there's a way

many mountains and rivers