noun:

• thanksgiving visit to a shrine

noun:

• mother tuber of a taro; taro corm; parent taro

noun:

• a clutch

noun:

• arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired) ➜ 甲矢

noun:

• two crops a year

noun:

• very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash - abbreviation ➜ 御太鼓結び

noun:

• male carer, esp. in a nursery school

noun / ~する noun:

• accustoming oneself to a certain taste; oral drill

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a breath; to take a short rest

noun:

• developing a way or means

noun:

• program of a ceremony; programme of a ceremony

noun:

• chrysalis of a swallowtail butterfly (esp. of species Atrophaneura alcinous) - colloquialism ➜ 麝香揚羽【じゃこうあげは】

adverb:

• a while later

noun:

• low-ranking priest who does manual labour at a temple; male temple employee - Buddhism term ➜ 寺男

noun:

• a ferry

noun:

• workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best

noun:

• right concentration - Buddhism term ➜ 八正道

noun:

• file wrapper for a patent; correspondence about the status of a patent between the inventor and the patent office

noun / ~する noun:

• rifling a gun barrel; making lines

noun:

• divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (brought on by retirement of the husband) - colloquialism

noun:

• cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono
• sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners)
• wrapper band on books, CDs, etc. ➜ 帯紙・帯【おび】

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority ➜ 通がる

noun:

• official name of a country

expression / noun:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way - idiom