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

noun:

• field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly

noun:

• (in Japanese history) crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country; wild man

noun:

• cinch; pushover; easy matter; piece of cake
• light snack; cake served with tea

noun / ~する noun:

• entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court

noun:

• sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing
• sweeping victory; clean sweep

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side
• strict; harsh

noun:

• Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea)
• click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae)
• obsequious person

noun:

• arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle ➜ 嚆矢

noun:

• rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)

noun:

• sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean