noun:

• ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river

noun:

• painful reproach (like a needle stuck in one's scalp)

noun:

• vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed

noun:

• special purpose submarine (esp. Japanese midget submarines used in WWII)

noun:

• Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

noun:

• booth or stall in front of a home

noun:

• banker's cut or fee charged in a gambling saloon

noun:

• red face
• villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)

noun:

• the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group

noun:

• shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit

noun:

• standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.) - idiom

adverb:

• closely; intimately ➜ 親しい【したしい】
• personally; in person - referring to someone of higher status
• directly (experience); at first-hand

expression / ichidan verb:

• to stop in the middle of a sentence

noun:

• fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan) ➜ 玄関【げんかん】

expression / adverb:

• incorrigibly; doggedly; in spite of one's negative experiences ➜ 性懲りもない【しょうこりもない】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to shut oneself up in one's study

noun:

• find odd moments of leisure in one's busy life

noun:

• elixir of life (prepared from cinnabar in ancient China)

noun:

• period of time in which to recharge one's batteries

noun:

• (announcement over) the public address system (e.g. in stadium)

noun:

• competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

noun:

• (season's) record holder in (for) the most strike-outs