noun:

• stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)

expression / ~する noun:

• leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry) - as ２段飛ばし, ３段飛ばし, etc.

noun:

• catch in one's hands; seizure

noun / ~の noun:

• right in the center (centre) - colloquialism

adjective:

• situated deep in the mountains

noun / ~する noun:

• bowing respectfully with one's hands clasped in front of one's chest - obscure term
• abdication of an emperor to a successor (China) - archaism

expression:

• to no one in particular ➜ とも無く【ともなく】

noun:

• Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to suck in; to take in; to sop up; to take up

noun:

• person in charge of the brewing of sacrificial wine - archaism ➜ 神酒

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

noun:

• classroom in tiers

noun:

• Heian-period pastry made of duck or goose eggs mixed with vegetables boiled and wrapped in mochi which is then cut into squares

noun:

• breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation - four character idiom

noun:

• 10th in rank; tenth sign of the Chinese calendar

noun:

• minor piece in noh plays

noun / ~する noun:

• writing in red

noun / ~する noun:

• decreasing in number
• subtrahend - Mathematics term

noun:

• ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5th)

noun:

• being versed in the literary and military arts

noun:

• ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)

noun:

• remaining in spots

noun:

• first year (pupil) in junior middle school; second year (pupil) in lower secondary school ➜ 中学校

noun:

• course in (of) mechanical engineering

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles ［書き分ける］
• to draw (identifiably) - usu. 描き分ける