noun:

• new moon - Astronomy term
• first day of the lunar month
• (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)

~する noun / adverb:

• to feel anxious; to feel nervous; to be kept in suspense; to feel excited; to feel thrilled - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

• fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears) - onomatopoeia
• hanging untidily (of hair); straggling - onomatopoeia

noun:

• kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

noun / ~する noun:

• announcing candidacy; becoming a candidate; bidding (to host an event e.g. Olympics, World Cup)

noun:

• one cup (of sake)
• (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party

noun:

• publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality

noun:

• long thin strip of dried sea-ear or paper attached to a gift

noun:

• minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)

noun:

• snack (to have with a drink); side dish - polite language ➜ 摘み

noun:

• type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute - Law term

noun:

• special version of a product with features that allow it to be used for evaluation - abbreviation - From English "evaluation chip"

noun:

• allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable - Sumo term

noun:

• etalon (optical element with parallel surfaces used to increase the coherent length of a laser)

noun:

• pocket square; decorative handkerchief used as an accessory to a suit - From English "pocket (handker)chief"

noun:

• (railway, bus, highway) route designed or designated to meet a specific problem
• countermeasure program (policy)

noun:

• implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)

noun:

• day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur - colloquialism - From English "X-day"

noun:

• locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem - colloquialism - sensitive

noun:

• flux (substance mixed with a solid in order to lower its melting point); fusing agent

expression:

• a curse will rebound on yourself as well; curses, like chickens, come home to roost - proverb

noun:

• tool which is attached to something (e.g. fire extinguisher on a boat); accessory; appliance

noun:

• body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)