noun:

• cotyledon; seed leaf (i.e. the first leaves to emerge when a seed sprouts)

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side
• strict; harsh

noun:

• arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle ➜ 嚆矢

noun:

• rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)

noun:

• moving picture (i.e. a movie; term esp. used during the silent movie period) - obsolete term

noun:

• Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters

noun:

• nail hider; nailhead cover; decorative object which conceals the head of a nail - Architecture term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind

noun:

• endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• stratagem for causing a rift in the enemy camp by using a seditious plot - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one's fame - four character idiom

noun:

• ridge-end tile with the figure of a Shachihoko (e.g. on a castle)

noun:

• catalogue with the entire works of one artist (used to check authenticity); catalogue raisonne - From French

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to fail one step short of great success; to fall at the last hurdle - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• resultative (refers to a conjunction where what follows is a result of the preceding)

noun:

• Shōkyō era (of the Northern Court) (1332.4.28-1333.5.?); Shōkei era

noun:

• monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court - honorific language

expression:

• fools rush in where angels fear to tread; the blind don't fear snakes [literal] - sensitive - proverb

noun:

• Country of Na (a country that existed within Japan during the Yayoi period)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take the responsibility (for an action); to carry out in a responsible manner

noun:

• in calligraphy, the four important tools of brush, ink stone, ink stick, and paper - four character idiom

noun:

• game of (blindfolded) tag similar to the children's swimming pool game "Marco Polo"

noun / adjectival noun:

• great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments