godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers

noun:

• now-now-ism; being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future

noun / ~の noun:

• pro-am; combination of professional and amateur players

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes - four character idiom

noun:

• Acanthuridae; family of marine tropical surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes

noun:

• scarlet; bright red

noun:

• Cucurbita pepo; diverse species that includes many varieties of pumpkin, squash and zucchini

noun:

• mountain-valley winds; mountain and valley breeze

expression:

• monks make pure profit; monks need no capital and have no expenses, so their income is pure profit

noun:

• coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste ➜ 餡

noun:

• the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides [literal] - four character idiom ➜ 閉月羞花【へいげつしゅうか】・羞月閉花【しゅうげつへいか】・沈魚落雁【ちんぎょらくがん】

noun:

• Columbian exchange; widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, disease, and ideas between the Old and New Worlds

noun:

• kanaka; Polynesians, Micronesians, and native Hawaiians - sensitive

noun:

• Viridiplantae; subkingdom of green algae and land plants

noun:

• kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc. - Food term

noun:

• willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse

noun / ~する noun:

• living free from worldly care; easy and comfortable living

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to haunt to death; to possess and kill

noun:

• lunch monitor; student responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up

noun:

• homophone; word with the same pronunciation and similar meaning as another but a different written form

noun:

• Musashi; historical region consisting of modern Tokyo, Saitama and eastern Kanagawa prefectures

expression:

• do this, do that; dos and don'ts

noun:

• remnant; remainder; odds and ends; leavings

expression / ichidan verb:

• to accept an offer; to be charmed by someone's kind words and do as he wishes

noun:

• Amphibia; class comprising the extant and extinct amphibians