noun / ~する noun:

• waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity

noun / ~する noun:

• being initiated (e.g. into the arts); receiving instruction ➜ 伝授

noun:

• smoothing out wrinkles; (with reference to the elderly) recreation

noun:

• playing with dolls displayed on the Girl's Festival

noun:

• height from the ground to a building's eaves

noun:

• object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending

noun:

• financial contributions to the UN made by member-nations

adverb:

• determining an attitude or response according to the opponent - four character idiom

noun:

• staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together

noun:

• bacterial wilt (caused by the bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum) - Medicine term

noun:

• spot where the pulse may be taken; vital point

noun:

• the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being

noun:

• staying at home during the New Year's holiday

adjectival noun / noun:

• kill-joy; wet-blanket; spoiling the fun

noun:

• kagura performance held somewhere other than the imperial palace ➜ 御神楽

noun:

• subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

noun:

• slipping out the back way with swindled goods

noun:

• sacrifice (to the gods)
• victim; scapegoat

noun:

• fragments from the old literary work kept at Koyasan

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a name entered in the family register ➜ 籍に入れる【せきにいれる】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

noun:

• ritual stamping in the ring - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• lineup; appearance together

noun:

• Gruidae; bird family comprising the cranes

noun:

• Felis; genus containing the domestic cat

noun:

• Lespedeza (genus comprising the bush clovers)