noun:

• Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish ➜ ドラド

noun:

• the first star to appear in the evening

noun:

• Holy Communion; the Eucharist; the Lord's Supper

noun:

• break (change for the worse) in the weather

noun:

• plover on the beach; plovers near the shore

noun:

• the first leaves to appear after the cotyledon

noun:

• present society; this company; the organization; the organisation

noun:

• slapping the opponent with the open hand - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• the gods watching over humans from the heavens

noun:

• Pisces (12th zodiacal sign); the Fish; the Fishes

noun:

• sun and moon - abbreviation ➜ 金烏玉兎
• time; the years; the months

noun:

• that field
• the authorities (esp. the police)

expression:

• meanwhile; in the meantime; on the other hand

noun:

• cooperation with the government from outside the cabinet

noun:

• (rocky) seashore party; seashore festival ➜ 磯遊び
• celebration in honor of the dragon god by fishermen after a good haul

noun:

• riding; ride
• spread (of paints)

suffix noun:

• -seater (e.g. two-seater)

noun:

• (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit; energy; enthusiasm; rhythm; feeling - esp. ノリ. possibly from 気乗り - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• night express with sleeper cars (from the original color of the trains) (colour)

noun:

• fountain effect (theory that high sales in the basement of a department store lead to increased sales in the upper levels as well)

noun:

• hole in the curtains to allow someone backstage to see the audience (in kabuki theatre) - obscure term
• public observation; feel of being watched; casual observers - obscure term ➜ 人目

noun:

• fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires)
• New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine
• festival involving fire dedicated to the gods

expression / adverb:

• with each new day; day by day; by the day - archaism

noun:

• shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest
• seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine

noun:

• Chongqing government; Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to deliver the coup de grace
• to put an end to; to deliver the final blow
• to be the best for A - as ＡはＢに止めを刺す

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject