expression:

• victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm - four character idiom

noun:

• Japanese traditional architectural style where the main entrance is on one or both of the gabled sides ➜ 平入り

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have a bath in the open air

noun:

• degree of milling (of rice)

noun:

• the blue sea - poetical term

noun:

• early morning crowing of a rooster
• brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)

suffix / godan ~る verb:

• to assume the air of ...; to behave like ... - after noun, adjectival noun or adj-stem

godan ~る verb:

• to put on airs; to be self-important - colloquialism

noun:

• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers

noun:

• 60th of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 干支

noun:

• a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air) - four character idiom

noun:

• Critique of Practical Reason (Kant)

noun:

• heat of dilution

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the initiative

noun:

• the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities - four character idiom

adverb:

• in the face of; in defiance of ➜ 物ともしない

noun:

• (time limit imposed by the) statute of limitations

noun:

• avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to not try to fix an error but rather make it look good on the surface only

noun:

• line of action - Physics term

noun:

• outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); stewed potato party [literal]

noun:

• the imperial line

noun:

• rump of a cow ➜ 鶏口

noun:

• Mongol invasions of Japan

noun:

• within the sphere of influence (of) - four character idiom

noun:

• kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)