noun:

• riverbed ［かしょう・かわどこ］
• raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer ［かわどこ・かわゆか・ゆか］

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush [literal] ➜ やぶ蛇

adverb / ~と adverb:

• turning around (once) - onomatopoeia
• suddenly; abruptly
• completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something)
• beautiful, round (eyes)

noun:

• flail (for threshing grain) - abbreviation ➜ くるり棒

noun:

• "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) ➜ 戊

noun:

• field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations) - archaism

noun:

• breakwater; seawall; bulwark; mole; narrow stone structure for breaking incoming waves and loading goods on and off ships ➜ 防波堤

noun:

• Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands

noun:

• Heian-period boarding school (for children of a specific noble clan) established near the former central university of Kyoto ➜ 大学寮・七大私学

noun:

• falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)

noun:

• going to famous sightseeing spots, ruins, etc. seeking inspiration for waka or haiku
• reciting or composing poetry while strolling

noun:

• cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor - ゴト is orig. an abbr. of 仕事 ➜ パチンコ

adjectival noun / ~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb / noun:

• remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all) - four character idiom

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another ➜ 密会

expression / ichidan verb:

• to guarantee (someone's ability or the quality of their work); to vouch for; to endorse ➜ 太鼓判を押す

noun:

• attitudinal expression (indicating the speaker's respect, contempt, etc. for the listener or the person being discussed)

noun:

• the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the koyomi for each year

noun / ~する noun:

• popular use; circulation

~する noun:

• to pass as; to pass for

expression:

• Thank you for waiting; Have I kept you waiting?

noun:

• practical model; utility model; new design for practical use

adverb:

• a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute ➜ ちょっと

noun:

• ready-built house; built-for-sale house

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to submit (a plan) to a committee for deliberation

noun / ~する noun:

• working for a company; being employed by a company

noun:

• cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment

noun:

• planning a new government; plan for a new administration - four character idiom