expression / godan ~る verb:

• to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

expression / ichidan verb:

• to get up (from sitting) ➜ 腰を下ろす
• to finally start to do something; to get off one's arse (ass)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make lively; to become animated; to have fun talking about something ➜ 話に花を咲かせる
• to become successful and well known

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock ➜ あり合わせる

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• the other day; some time ago; recently

expression:

• prior to; in advance of ［さきだって］ ➜ 先立つ【さきだつ】

noun:

• Forgive me for dispensing with the preliminaries, but I hasten to inform you that... - formal salutation for a brief letter

noun:

• student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination ➜ 浪人

noun:

• minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)

noun:

• type of crime which requires a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute - Law term

noun:

• allowance paid by the Sumo Association to a coach for each wrestler in his stable - Sumo term

noun:

• ineptitude and inaction; being incapable of devising any appropriate measures to cope with the situation - four character idiom

noun:

• etalon (optical element with parallel surfaces used to increase the coherent length of a laser)

noun:

• Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period

noun:

• tiles used to cover nail holes in cypress bark roofing for the purpose of waterproofing

noun:

• banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium, found in the northwest Pacific from southern Siberia to Taiwan)

noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities

noun:

• twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activites - obscure term ➜ 十二直

noun:

• oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

noun:

• implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)

noun:

• day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur - colloquialism - From English "X-day"

noun:

• case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch

noun:

• waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive - slang ➜ 出待ち

noun:

• King's goanna (Varanus kingorum, species of small carnivorous monitor lizard native to the Australia)

noun:

• place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction - the へ is pronounced as え in this word - archaism ➜ 方違え・方塞がり

noun:

• to stamp on the ground rhythmically while singing ➜ 鼓腹撃壌
• ancient Chinese game of wooden clog throwing