noun:

• on board a ship

noun:

• comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun - halfway between 二枚目 and 三枚目 - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming a lordless samurai

godan ~く verb:

• to make a drumming noise ➜ どんどん

noun:

• var. of senbei shaped like a Japanese plum

noun:

• left skirt of a kimono
• geisha (because they often walked holding the left hem of their kimono) ➜ 芸妓

noun:

• running a government administration; managing a cabinet

noun:

• name of a country

noun:

• person who judges which god or spirit has taken possession of a miko - archaism - obscure term - Shintō term

noun:

• person subject to a limited guardianship

noun / ~する noun:

• setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business ➜ サラ

noun:

• shopping area within a train station

noun:

• a question from the emperor

noun:

• clothes a wrestler wears when he has his belt on - Sumo term

noun:

• a moment

godan ~る verb:

• to make a deep bow

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing - onomatopoeia

noun:

• woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale - four character idiom ➜ 傾城傾国【けいせいけいこく】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted

noun / ~する noun:

• being granted a court rank after death

noun:

• sneaking a bite; snitching food

noun:

• contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game - four character idiom

noun:

• dustproof clothing one would use in a cleanroom

expression:

• to wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence; to see which way the cat jumps; to wait and see at Horagatoge [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• making regular visits to a social welfare facility