noun:

• outset; beginning; starting (things) ➜ 手始め
• resuming work after the New Year's vacation ➜ 仕事始め

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to wash one's face and hands
• to go to the toilet

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to come of age (for a girl) - obscure term ➜ 肩揚げ
• to lengthen the sleeves of a kimono - obscure term

noun:

• tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea
• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

noun:

• distant land; remote country
• province far from the capital

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
• to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking

interjection:

• by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)

noun / ~の noun:

• something unexpected; emergency ➜ まさかの時

noun:

• currently; for the time being; presently; for now - archaism

adverb / ~の noun:

• indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly - obscure term ➜ 本当に

noun / ~の noun:

• large part; greater part; majority
• people in general; general public; public at large

adverb:

• mostly; for the most part; almost; nearly
• probably; maybe; perhaps

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
• to urge; to spur on; to push on; to impel ［駆り立てる・駆立てる］

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to step forward; to step forth; to advance
• to start; to embark on; to set forth on; to take steps toward

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to brew (sake, etc.)
• to cause; to bring on; to bring about; to give rise to

noun:

• prosperity; prospering; flourishing

interjection:

• best of luck; all the best; hurray; hoorah ➜ 万歳【ばんざい】

noun / adjectival noun:

• acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; eccentricity
• being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery; dandyism; coxcombry; gaudiness

noun:

• clerical appearance; appearance of a priest - Buddhism term
• teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

particle:

• denotes uncertainty ➜ とやら
• such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like; A and B and whatnot - as ＡやらＢやら...

temporal noun:

• one o'clock

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• once; at one time; formerly; before

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

• for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily - in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period

noun:

• a time; one time; once ➜ 一時に

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• going side-by-side; going abreast
• running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool
• to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

pronoun:

• such and such (when being vague, placeholder, etc.); this and that

interjection:

• What?; What is the matter?; What are the items?

noun / ~する noun / adjectival noun / ~の noun:

• parallelism; running parallel (to, with)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with ➜ 並行

expression / adjective:

• certain; sure; doubtless ➜ 紛れもない【まぎれもない】

expression:

• I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

noun:

• blue sky
• erudition; detachment from the world; high rank

noun:

• exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much
• misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

noun:

• old shop; shop of long standing

~の noun:

• well-established; first of the kind; veteran

noun:

• practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice
• actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot