二十五史

にじゅうごし

• Twenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan) n

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五摂家

ごせっけ

• the five regent houses; five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period n

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五味

ごみ

• five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes n
• five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); the five periods of the Buddha's teachings n Buddh

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五時八教

ごじはっきょう

• division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect) n Buddh

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五時教

ごじきょう

• division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five periods (theory of the Tendai sect) n Buddh

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