ichidan verb:

• to show a bold front

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to sleep in an awkward position and wake with a crick in one's neck

noun:

• residence of a government official in the Ryukyu Kingdom - archaism

noun:

• informal talk given (as by a politician, etc.) aboard a train

noun:

• sticking chopsticks upright into a bowl of rice (a breach of etiquette) ➜ 一本箸

expression:

• Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word - four character idiom

expression:

• rain that starts to fall as though trying to prevent a guest from leaving

noun:

• rotating warning light similar to the one on a patrol car - abbreviation - From English "patrol light" ➜ パトカー

noun:

• test for a position in a company; company entrance test

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to miss a visitor

noun:

• recitation of Amida Buddha's name on a specified day and time period (practice of Pure Land Buddhists) - Buddhism term

expression:

• a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband; a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband

noun:

• sound of a waterfall

noun:

• sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship

noun:

• person in charge of warming sake in a bar

noun:

• pad placed below the sheet on which a seal is to be pressed - used to make the seal's imprint clearer

noun / ~する noun:

• towel twisted into a headband

noun / ~の noun:

• inflammation of a muscle; myositis

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make a formal salutation (between gamblers); to formally greet; to pay one's respects

noun:

• prize for a single stage of a relay race

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to sell wholesale to a retailer

noun:

• hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to build a fortune

noun:

• doctoral degree (e.g. PhD) after completing a course of study ➜ 論文博士