noun:

• (in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt

noun / ~する noun:

• adaptation (e.g. of a poem or novel); rewriting; recasting; modification; rehashing - four character idiom

noun:

• rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; scandal ［浮き名・浮名］
• bad reputation - archaism

noun:

• first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence

noun:

• scale (i.e. hard water coating in a kettle, etc.); fur

noun:

• (historical) banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment

noun:

• standing (for a long period of time); continuing to stand

expression:

• utterly ignorant; not knowing; having no idea; (being a) blithering idiot

noun:

• purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to make a circle (e.g. draw, paint, describe, walk, drive, etc.)

noun:

• making replacements for defensive purposes in the late inning of a game - Baseball term

noun:

• activist (in a political movement); crusader (e.g. for women's rights)

noun:

• site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• lover's whispers; sweet nothings; whispered intimacies

noun:

• babbling (of a baby); babble

noun:

• two operating systems on a computer; double-boot - IT term

noun / ~する noun:

• focus of one's attention (on a specific field); commitment to something

noun:

• final cut severing a wrestler's top-knot in his retirement ceremony - Sumo term

noun:

• clothes a wrestler wears when he has his belt on - Sumo term

noun:

• man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger

noun:

• flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)

noun:

• flawless; perfect - four character idiom
• (a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces

noun:

• mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit - four character idiom

noun:

• different kanji with the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning) - four character idiom ➜ 暑い・熱い

noun / ~する noun:

• breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment - four character idiom

expression:

• cool! (only when said or written in a questioning tone); incredible; unbelievable