noun:

• plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes

noun:

• trouble caused by a slip of the tongue

noun:

• decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi ➜ 小紐

noun:

• style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation - From English "up talk"

noun:

• master of the tea ceremony
• person with eccentric tastes

noun:

• under the sod

noun:

• first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant
• first menstruation ［はつはな］
• woman who has just reached adulthood ［はつはな］

noun / ~する noun:

• being in someone's service for the first time; participating for the first time
• visiting a shrine (or temple) for the first time

godan ~つ verb:

• to stand towering over the surrounds

godan ~る verb:

• to force someone out of the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• the whole nation

noun:

• festival marking the start of boating season

noun:

• the passing year; the old year

adverb:

• determining an attitude or response according to the opponent - four character idiom

noun:

• The Classic of Poetry; The Book of Songs; The Book of Odes; Shijing; Shih Ching ➜ 五経

noun:

• the middle class

noun:

• singing and playing the sho

noun:

• map on the right; chart on the right ➜ 左図

noun / ~する noun:

• arrival of the wrestlers to the tournament venue - Sumo term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to level the ground

expression:

• the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it - proverb

noun:

• last day of the month - archaism ➜ 晦【つごもり】

noun:

• fiber to the x (generic term for any network architecture that uses optical fiber) (fibre); FTTx

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)

noun:

• the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors