noun:

• one's skill as a singer

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cross a river

noun:

• tip of a sword; point of a sword ➜ 剣先【けんさき】

noun:

• restaurant with a play area for children - From English "kids' cafe"

expression / adverb:

• at a glance; at first sight ➜ 一見【いっけん】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to draw a conclusion

noun:

• person who gives the right (correct) answer

noun:

• a marsupial

expression / adjective:

• being a bad drunk ➜ 酒癖の悪い

noun:

• central stalk of a dried rice plant

noun:

• priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people

noun / ~する noun:

• sharing a meal

noun:

• small, cheap book in the style of a magazine - From English "handy mook" ➜ ムック

noun:

• sound of a bell

noun:

• top right corner - IT term

expression:

• missing a sleeping companion

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay

noun:

• ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south

noun:

• revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)

noun:

• final cut severing a wrestler's top-knot in his retirement ceremony - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• ending time of a movie

expression:

• pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long [literal] - proverb ➜ 奢る平家久しからず【おごるへいけひさしからず】

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a breather; to take a rest ➜ 一息入れる
• to catch one's breath; to take a breath

noun:

• love of a knight for a courtly lady (upon which he is unable to act) - From German "Minne"

noun:

• throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building ➜ 棟上げ式【むねあげしき】