noun:

• doing something for the first time (ever, in a season, etc.) - polite language ➜ 初【はつ】
• new item; first crop of the season

noun:

• painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip) ➜ 直筆【ちょくひつ】

expression:

• one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it [literal] - proverb

noun / ~する noun:

• entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season

noun:

• agapanthus (esp. the African lily, Agapanthus africanus); lily-of-the-nile - From Latin

expression:

• that night; that evening
• over the course of the evening

expression:

• poverty is the greatest motivator; poverty is the mother of invention - proverb

noun:

• smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus, houndshark found in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean)

noun:

• silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus, a requiem shark found throughout the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans)

noun:

• property ward; special local public body which has its own property, etc. and bears the expenses for it ➜ 特別地方公共団体【とくべつちほうこうきょうだんたい】

noun:

• crow dipper (Pinellia tuber) ➜ カラスビシャク
• 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day - abbreviation ➜ 半夏生

noun:

• between-crops season; off-crops season

noun:

• the world; society; the universe
• sphere; circle; world

~の noun:

• renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan

noun:

• realm governed by one Buddha; space - original meaning - Buddhism term

expression:

• the blind leading the blind; if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch - proverb

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw
• to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)

noun:

• rich person; wealthy person
• taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• work, items, etc. carried over from earlier - colloquialism ➜ 持ち越す

noun / ~する noun:

• hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

noun:

• cervicobrachial syndrome; indicates pain, swelling, weakness and/or numbness in the neck/shoulder region, used when specific diagnosis is not known

noun:

• sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground) ➜ 正座【せいざ】

noun:

• clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

noun:

• chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce - abbreviation ➜ 金平牛蒡

noun:

• three famous ancient calligraphers: Emperor Saga and Tachibana (no) Hayanari and Kooboo Daishi

noun:

• dictionary giving etymology and describing historical changes in meaning and usage

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely; in indolence - four character idiom

noun / adjectival noun:

• broad-minded and free in disposition; large-hearted and not scrupulous about trifles - four character idiom