noun:

• first lighting of the hearth in a Zen temple (first day of the 10th or 11th month) ➜ 閉炉

expression / adjective:

• in a bad mood ➜ 機嫌がよい

noun / ~する noun:

• living in idleness

noun:

• breaking in a horse

noun:

• object left in a person's charge

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

~する noun:

• getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped ➜ マンネリ

noun:

• thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki ➜ すきやき

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment - idiom

noun:

• photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions ➜ カメコ

noun:

• wild geese returning north in the spring

noun:

• court lady

noun:

• skilled in writing

noun:

• beautiful white-skinned lady (usu. wrt to freckle removal and skin whitening products)

conjunction:

• used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior - humble language ➜ 下る
• after a time; later; down to (e.g. from the Restoration down to present day)
• used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.

noun:

• type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim
• cut caused by whirlwind

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be careful in speech

noun:

• political party in power

noun:

• vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste - Food term

noun / ~の noun:

• in-line - IT term

noun:

• in high spirits; talking big - four character idiom

noun:

• clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear ➜ 雪支度

noun:

• conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"

expression / adjective:

• With the best will in the world, you can't say that it's good

noun:

• making a living in the mountains