noun:

• first adding of charcoal to the fire (tea ceremony)

noun:

• withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)

noun:

• knotted cords used to record figures, facts, etc.; quipu

noun:

• film released direct-to-video - From English "original video"

adverb:

• (after) bouncing around from one place to the next

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• creakily - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• close (i.e. with no room to spare) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.) - familiar language

godan ~す verb:

• to spend one's days and nights doing ...

expression / ichidan verb:

• to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

noun:

• railgun; firearm that uses electromagnetism to propel a projectile

noun:

• opening something to pedestrians, e.g. a new bridge

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make absolutely sure that there are no omissions

noun:

• unlawful trespass; occupying a property and refusing to leave

expression / ichidan verb:

• to take the law into one's own hands

godan ~る verb:

• to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions) - vulgar

noun:

• telegraph key (switching device used to send Morse code)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have a bath in the open air

noun:

• auspicious day for any activity (according to the koyomi)

noun:

• pavilion in a garden (used to keep cool); gazebo - archaism ➜ 東屋

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to clean and repaper shoji in preparation for winter

noun / ~する noun:

• crossing each other; running counter to; differing; clashing ➜ 食い違う【くいちがう】

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have the tables turned on one ➜ 逆捩じ

expression / adjective:

• failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)

noun:

• money to see one over the New Year period