noun:

• a baby's first bath

noun:

• rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance

noun:

• central black dot on a go board
• Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to cross a mountain

noun:

• secession from a party

expression:

• at a loose end; having nothing to do

noun:

• dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder) - Food term

expression / noun:

• having a happy and harmonious relationship (of a husband and wife) - idiom

noun:

• middle of a word
• within a word

noun:

• a few moments ➜ 一瞬

noun / ~する noun:

• making a mistake (in a game) - From English "play miss"

noun:

• one-sided wait for the end tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand (i.e. for a 3 while holding 1-2, or for a 7 while holding 8-9) - Mahjong term - From Chinese ➜ 辺張待ち【ペンチャンまち】

expression:

• (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom

noun:

• gate of a palace

noun / ~する noun:

• a follower; yield allegiance to

noun:

• family crest based on a japonica flower - archaism
• style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances - archaism ➜ 常磐津【ときわず】

noun:

• (Confucian) scholar retained by a feudal lord or daimyo

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持す

noun:

• apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock ➜ 火蓋を切る

expression:

• Man's life vanishes like a dew; A person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to carry a bomb [literal]; to have a bomb about to go off
• to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse

pre-noun adjectival:

• a particular; a certain ［さる］
• that kind of; such a

expression:

• a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently

noun:

• compilation of a history

noun:

• shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest
• seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine