noun:

• first wearing (of kimono) in the New Year

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind

noun:

• the eight unpardonable crimes in ancient Japanese law - archaism ➜ 十悪

noun:

• drama in verse

noun:

• set-in sleeve

expression:

• in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of ➜ に照らして

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up

noun:

• pork cutlet on rice in a lacquered box - Food term ➜ 重箱

noun:

• luck in gambling

adjectival noun / noun:

• second in rank; second sign of the Chinese calendar

noun:

• island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)

noun:

• sudden fall in stock prices; stock market crash

noun:

• house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud

noun / ~する noun:

• being in general control of

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be absorbed in; to devote oneself (to); to give oneself over (to)

noun:

• grove in summer

noun:

• signs, symbols and characters used in manga to represent actions, emotions, etc. - slang

noun:

• person in charge; manager; chief; head

expression / adverb:

• for the first time in one's life

noun:

• good actor who is inept in all other matters; demon for acting who is utterly indifferent to all other concerns; skilled actor who knows little of life; person who excels in one occupation (profession) but lacks simple common sense - four character idiom

noun:

• in perfect focus - abbreviation

noun:

• in calligraphy, a stroke going from upper right to lower left with a pointed tail

godan ~く verb:

• to do in advance; to do as a preparation - contraction of ～しておく - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• suffering in poverty; abject poverty

expression / adverb:

• in the same breath; hardly had the words been said ➜ 舌の根の乾かぬうち【したのねのかわかぬうち】