noun:

• dash at the beginning of a short-distance race - From English "start dash"
• charging ahead at full strength from the beginning

noun:

• blood spilt from the body
• blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

noun / ~する noun:

• going in the opposite direction
• going against the wind
• running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)

noun:

• first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old) ➜ 宮参り

noun:

• general policy speech; speech held by the Prime Minister of Japan at the start of a special or extraordinary Diet session

expression:

• even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be

noun:

• drunk driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI; legal category based on blood alcohol content - Law term

noun:

• Kyoto's children ➜ 京童
• Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext ➜ 京童

noun:

• Bird Day Fair (held at Otori Shrine on each Day of the Bird in November) - archaism ➜ 酉の市

noun:

• Trump Effect; impact on business of the election of Donald Trump as US president

noun:

• notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification ➜ 達し
• Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties ➜ 御触書

noun / ~する noun:

• a round; a circuit; a revolution; a lap; a turn

noun:

• a little; a few; a bit; a touch; a smidge

noun / ~する noun:

• getting on base; reaching first base - Baseball term

noun:

• times on base; TOB - Baseball term

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to step on; to trample down; to tread on - colloquialism ➜ 踏みつける【ふみつける】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on

noun:

• small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)
• meal; food; serving ➜ 御膳

counter:

• counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

noun:

• on-off timer (i.e. to automatically turn an electrical device on and off at specified times)

noun:

• townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse
• tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family

noun / ~する noun:

• opening a new shop
• opening a shop (for the day)

noun:

• area between the regular outfield wall and a lower home-run fence set up at a shorter distance from home plate - Baseball term - From English "lucky zone"

noun:

• embossing a pattern; repoussé; hammering
• drum signaling the end of a performance ➜ 打ち出し太鼓
• serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf)
• printout; printing out ➜ 打ち出す【うちだす】

noun:

• sandy beach; sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form
• designs and objects with a wavy pattern
• sweet mochi cake ➜ 素甘【すあま】

expression / godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

noun:

• wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie