expression:

• in the early period (of something); at the beginning

noun:

• construction of a new shrine and transfer of the enshrined object from the old to the new, occurring at a regular, preordained time

noun:

• area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to intercept the light

noun / ~する noun:

• groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues - four character idiom

noun:

• southerly wind blowing at the start of the rainy season

noun:

• supporters of the shogun

noun:

• disposition to operate in the red; tendency to have chronic deficits

noun:

• in the hospital; hospitalized

noun:

• the first beat of the war drum

noun:

• maid working for both the living quarter and kitchen

noun:

• second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)

noun:

• someone who plays the part of a 'heel' (bad guy) in wrestling, films, etc. ➜ ヒール

noun:

• unification of the written and spoken forms of a language - four character idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• the main point

noun:

• turning an object in the wrong direction
• retort

noun:

• lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself

expression:

• of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse - proverb

noun:

• on the verge of waking

noun:

• the imperial family or household

noun:

• newly recruited wrestlers in the third round of presentation after mae-zumo - Sumo term

noun:

• the Order of Merit

noun:

• Malay peninsula country during the Tang dynasty

noun:

• the law of obligations

noun / ~する noun:

• delivering a message to the emperor