noun:

• the Marco Polo Bridge Incident

pre-noun adjectival:

• the usual; as it always is
• said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); aforementioned; you-know-(who, what, etc.)

adverb:

• in the usual way - archaism

expression:

• the early bird gets the worm - proverb

noun:

• match held in front of the Emperor - Sumo term

noun:

• the chosen one; the chosen ones; the select few

noun:

• plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes

noun:

• trouble caused by a slip of the tongue

noun:

• decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi ➜ 小紐

noun:

• style of speaking in which the speaker gives the end of each sentence or phrase a higher intonation - From English "up talk"

noun:

• master of the tea ceremony
• person with eccentric tastes

noun / adverb:

• all on one's own ➜ 一人っきり

noun:

• under the sod

noun:

• harassment or bullying based on age - From English "aging harassment"

noun:

• Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings ➜ 古医方

noun:

• first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant
• first menstruation ［はつはな］
• woman who has just reached adulthood ［はつはな］

noun:

• add-on; addition

noun:

• on-demand paging - IT term

noun:

• amateur wrestling on a street corner or in an empty field (esp. in autumn) - Sumo term
• wrestling show in a roadside tent - Sumo term

temporal noun:

• on duty; at work; while working

noun / ~する noun:

• being in someone's service for the first time; participating for the first time
• visiting a shrine (or temple) for the first time

godan ~つ verb:

• to stand towering over the surrounds

godan ~る verb:

• to force someone out of the ring - Sumo term

noun:

• the whole nation

noun:

• festival marking the start of boating season

noun:

• the passing year; the old year