noun / ~する noun:

• using a new brush for the first time
• doing something for the first time
• man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

noun:

• under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to choose the best; to handpick

expression:

• playing while the cat is away; taking a break while the boss is out; doing what one wants when one is (finally) alone; relaxing while the demon is out [literal] - idiom ➜ 洗濯

noun:

• the eastern army

noun:

• heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold

noun:

• star in the sky on a spring night

noun:

• hair of the dog; another drink in the morning

noun:

• end of the year

noun:

• (in Japan) 5th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F sharp) ➜ 姑洗・十二律

noun:

• closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime - four character idiom

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• the ringing out of bells or chimes - archaism

noun:

• the continuative form when used as a conjunction

noun:

• the theory of the divine right of kings

noun:

• the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)

noun:

• leather or cloth wrapped around the handle of a sword

expression / noun:

• the crime of revealing a secret; breach of confidence

noun:

• all the citizens of the city

noun:

• thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot ➜ 絹皮【きぬかわ】

noun / ~する noun:

• returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing

noun:

• deploring the course of public events

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to remove the astringent taste from persimmons
• to soak in water; to steep in water ［さわす］
• to matte (with black lacquer) ［さわす］

noun:

• en masse resignation of the cabinet

expression / adverb:

• in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs

noun / ~する noun:

• going to the capital; working in a government office