noun:

• capstone in a cist (archaeology); dolmen burial chamber

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to wear a sword

noun:

• the first part of a poem or verse

noun:

• section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)

expression:

• a long time ago; in those days

expression / temporal noun:

• a long time ago

noun:

• place where a stationary fishing net is spread out ➜ 定置網

noun:

• salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours ➜ 割増賃金

noun / ~の noun:

• being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player) - four character idiom

noun:

• paying a tribute; contribution; presentation of something to an aristocrat

~と adverb / noun:

• (fighting) in a confused mass; (falling) in swirls; (falling) in whirls

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make a pun on a word

noun:

• instruction from a master

expression:

• through a go-between

noun:

• child under a year old

noun / ~する noun:

• turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization

noun:

• increase in a samurai's stipend

noun / ~する noun:

• coming to a police station, fire station, etc. ➜ 来所

noun:

• whack-a-mole (game)

noun:

• performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects

noun:

• bullying a young wife

noun:

• call of a strange bird; strange bird-call-like sound

noun:

• middle of a year

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take a stab at arousing someone's interest - idiom
• (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them
• to offer water before a grave

noun:

• end of a sentence - Linguistics term