(historical) Short for 邪馬台国 (Yamatai-koku): Yamatai

cast pearls before swine

Obsolete spelling of マニラ (Manira, “Manila (the capital city of the Philippines)”)

saibara (Heian-era genre of vocal music)

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

歴史的仮名遣い, 歴史的仮名遣: historical kana orthography

"Modern kana usage", the method of using kana to write Japanese that has been used after the 1946 (post-war) Japanese national language reform. Unlike its predecessor, it is almost entirely phonetic, reflecting modern language with little ambiguity.

Canadian football

enemy / foe

harmonious / conciliatory