noun:

• a cut above; one step above

noun:

• advertisement hanging in a train - abbreviation ➜ 中吊り広告

noun:

• 2nd in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 2nd note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)

noun:

• body of a horse

noun:

• subsidiary of a subsidiary; sub-subsidiary; second-tier subsidiary

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to get a big surprise; to be astonished

noun:

• lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light ➜ 御明かし【みあかし】

noun:

• seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate

noun:

• skin stretched on the sides of a biwa ➜ 琵琶【びわ】

noun:

• title of a book; title of a literary work

noun:

• humming a samisen tune - four character idiom

noun:

• in a bag or one's purse

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to consult a doctor

noun:

• pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder ➜ 寄せ

expression:

• have a pain in one's chest

noun:

• a well

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to make a breakthrough; to break ground

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to tile a floor

noun:

• defeating a superior opponent

noun:

• cutting blade of a plane

expression:

• four days a week

noun / ~する noun:

• shout with a loud voice; fulminate; vociferate - four character idiom

noun:

• hard shell of a nut, etc.

noun:

• person who beheads somebody to end a seppuku ➜ 介錯
• assistant; helper

noun:

• a poker; fire iron used to rake ash