[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)
[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)