noun:

• calm water; smooth water
• the usual amount of water

noun:

• lucky day
• an unspecified day of the month, used on diplomas, proclamations, etc.

noun / ~する noun:

• standing guard; watchman

noun:

• watchman at the shogun's palaces (Edo period)

noun:

• red poetry ribbon card (in hanafuda) ➜ 花札
• the three red poetry ribbon cards (high-scoring combination in hanafuda)

noun:

• strength; power; proficiency; ability

suffix noun:

• the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men - after a number of people

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to wake up; to rouse out of bed
• to knock on the door and wake someone

noun:

• cat food - slang
• dish of leftovers on rice

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of
• to lead by the hand

noun:

• fire of suspicious origin; suspected arson; mysterious fire ➜ 不審火
• will-o'-the-wisp

adjectival noun / ~の noun / suffix:

• being fond of; having a liking for
• to the liking of; favored by; popular with

noun:

• regular (customer)
• client who frequently visits the same prostitute

noun:

• development of a text ➜ 起承転結
• the second line in a four-line Chinese poem

expression:

• no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after - after past tense verb ➜ かと思うと
• at the thought of; when I think about ➜ かと思うと

noun:

• 23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month)
• moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to interrupt (a story, etc.) ➜ 話の腰を折る
• to bend at the waist

noun:

• an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
• accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

noun:

• working holiday - abbreviation ➜ ワーキングホリデー
• person on a working holiday

noun:

• book of poetry
• The Classic of Poetry and The Classic of History (Chinese texts)

noun:

• deutomerite; posterior sac; posterior chamber - Medicine term
• women's quarters at the rear of a house

noun:

• main gate; front gate - obscure term
• latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha - Buddhism term ➜ 迹門

noun:

• arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.
• otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish) - orig. meaning

noun:

• blue poetry ribbon card (in hanafuda)
• the three blue poetry ribbon cards (high-scoring combination in hanafuda) ➜ 花札

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting in half
• painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper - esp. 半折

noun:

• upper floor; upstairs Antonym: 階下
• top of the stairs Antonym: 階下【かいか】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers) - onomatopoeia
• something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly - onomatopoeia

noun:

• punctuation marks such as the dakuten
• Chonchon; South American mythical bird - From