noun:

• field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly - word borne of confusion between the kanji 擅 and 壇 ➜ 独擅場

noun:

• (one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• initial; first

noun:

• spirochaete; spirochete - From Latin "Spirochaeta"
• Treponema pallidum (species of spirochaete that causes syphilis, bejel, pinta, and yaws) - colloquialism

noun:

• full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); being in the ascendant - four character idiom

noun:

• dry lacquer statue; statue made from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with laquer

noun:

• (something resembling a) goose's neck
• glans; head of a penis

noun:

• visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks for the fulfilment of a prayer

noun:

• periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammation of the gingiva (gums) resulting in bone loss

noun / ~の noun:

• right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face

noun:

• selection for high office; selecting of fit (talented) persons for higher positions - four character idiom

noun:

• novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk

noun:

• form of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course

noun / ~の noun:

• sacrum; sacral bone
• hermitry; appearance of an hermit; unworldliness; unusual physique; outstanding appearance ［仙骨］

adverb:

• first of all; in the first place

noun / ~する noun:

• beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

noun:

• playing an entire composition without break; continually playing (in the background of a melody)

noun:

• ninjutsu (fighting art of the ninja); ninja skills in secrecy, stealth and combat techniques - Martial Arts term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

noun:

• short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

noun:

• focus of one's attention; what one is looking for ➜ 目の付け所

noun:

• seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); pit; orchestra; parquet

noun:

• loach (any fish of family Cobitidae)
• weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)

noun:

• ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries
• horse led by a rope

~の noun:

• medium-fine (thickness of string, noodles, pencil lead, etc.); medium pointed (e.g. pen)

noun:

• pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment ［はらみつ］ - Buddhism term ➜ 波羅蜜多
• jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) - usually written using kana alone