noun:

• relative; person to whom one is close - obscure term

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to miss (train, boat)

noun:

• distribution (e.g. of products to a retailer)

noun:

• handout (i.e. document distributed to a group)

noun / ~する noun:

• indulging in pleasure; giving oneself up to enjoyment - obscure term

expression:

• according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

noun:

• child born to one's current wife

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to carry (a child) on one's back - colloquialism ➜ 負ぶう

noun:

• father-to-be; partner of a pregnant woman - From English "pre+papa"

expression / noun:

• gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting

expression / ichidan verb:

• to become skilled through years of experience ➜ 甲羅を経る

noun:

• roasted soybeans scattered to drive away evil spirits ➜ 年の豆

noun:

• declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead

noun:

• time to buy (on markets); buying opportunity ➜ 買い時

noun:

• tendency to not get married; declining marriage rate ➜ 晩婚化

noun:

• pasturing (e.g. cattle); turning loose (to graze) ➜ 放し飼い【はなしがい】

noun:

• loan with interest made to farmers - archaism

noun:

• tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in Kabuki)

noun / ~する noun:

• pruning tree branches to encourage new growth

noun:

• biosatellite; satellite designed to carry life in space

noun:

• great harm (esp. to a person); murder - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• making regular visits to a social welfare facility

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

noun:

• city built according to the principles of fengshui ➜ 風水