[かいこう, kaikou](n, vs) (1) holding a course (of lectures); offering a course; (2) beginning a series of one's lectures; starting a new course[Add to Longdo]
[こうしょはじめ, koushohajime](n) Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences)[Add to Longdo]
[しょうもの;しょうもつ, shoumono ; shoumotsu](n) (1) Muromachi-period texts or annotations of texts used in Zen lectures; (2) extracting from or excerpting (a classic)[Add to Longdo]