noun:

• coming out; emerging
• being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)

noun:

• Imperial surname; title borne by a prince of the blood as a head of a house ➜ 宮家【みやけ】

noun:

• winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold

noun:

• spending all one's time in idle amusement away from home; being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures - four character idiom

expression:

• as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
• apart from... (used to change the topic)
• even (e.g. "not even a single person") - before a negative form
• thinking that...; trying to... - after a volitional form ➜ とする

adverb / ~と adverb:

• a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~する noun:

• refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder - onomatopoeia ➜ すっきり
• (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly; in a refined manner - onomatopoeia

noun:

• game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head

expression:

• any port will do in a storm; when you've lost your boat midstream, even a pot is worth a fortune [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to have a talented child despite being untalented oneself; a kite gives birth to a hawk [literal] - idiom

noun:

• top of a flight of stairs; exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)

noun / ~する noun:

• becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make a hit; to have a great success (e.g. in business, with a play, etc.)

noun:

• leading wave (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave crest reaches land before a trough) ➜ 引き波

noun:

• briefing a patient about a disease; treating a patient by talking to them - From German "Mundtherapie"

expression:

• the world is a scene of constant changes; a mulberry field changes into a blue sea [literal] - proverb

noun:

• measuring container; measure
• box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
• square on a grid; cell of a grid - esp. マス
• square bearing block (at the top of a pillar) ［斗］

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate) [literal] - idiom ➜ 赤い糸

noun:

• dropping; losing - abbreviation
• missing item; something one forgot to write down
• trap
• wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed
• conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
• metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi ➜ 落とし掛け

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to starve; to be famished; to be hungry
• to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

adverb / ~と adverb:

• lightly (floating); buoyantly - onomatopoeia
• puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.) - onomatopoeia
• tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle) - onomatopoeia

expression:

• many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; even dust becomes a mountain if piled together [literal] - proverb

expression / adverb:

• among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else) ➜ 中でも【なかでも】
• at the same time; simultaneously; at once; both

noun / ~する noun:

• laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter
• scornful laughter; snicker; snigger - colloquialism

noun:

• (a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)