adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously; tortuously - onomatopoeia

noun:

• hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment) - From Dutch "elektriciteit"
• electricity - orig. meaning - archaism ➜ 電気

noun:

• count (after a knock-down in boxing) - Sports term - From English "count out"

noun:

• supplementary reader in a foreign language classroom - From English "side reader"

noun:

• state amateur (government-funded sportsperson in training) - From English "state amateur"

noun:

• rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, etc.); trolley - From English "truck"

noun / ~の noun:

• becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)

noun:

• once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such) - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.)
• being slightly older

conjunction:

• anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to spend one's days in tears and sorrow

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

noun:

• komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk

adjectival noun:

• gentle
• elegant; classy
• superior; skilled ➜ 優に
• excellent (in marking, grading, etc.)

noun:

• actor

noun / ~する noun:

• hum; meditation; painstaking elaboration on one's poem; groaning in distress

noun:

• artistic modulations in traditional Japanese performances; opening, middle and climax (end)

noun / ~する noun:

• sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)

noun / ~する noun:

• making a rough estimate in one's head
• expectation; anticipation

noun:

• break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with - four character idiom

noun:

• wearing a yukata; (in) one's informal summer kimono

noun:

• rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot

expression / adverb:

• furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

noun:

• rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf

noun:

• alcove slab; wooden board placed in a tokonoma; baseboard; base plate ➜ 床の間

noun:

• small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed