noun:

• a series of arson cases

noun:

• priests assisting at a Buddhist service

noun:

• family or brothel with a beautiful woman
• vermillion-lacquered mansion - orig. meaning

noun:

• small boat used for unloading goods from a large boat anchored nearby

noun / ~する noun:

• summoning of a sworn witness (court, Diet); subpoena

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

noun:

• student in a higher grade; upperclassman ➜ 下級生

expression / ichidan verb:

• to fight a battle; to have a fight

expression:

• a run on a bank

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• after reading a book

noun:

• barrel of a gun

noun:

• special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

noun:

• fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin - Food term

godan ~る verb:

• to go to a Seven-Eleven

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• levelling a powder or liquid (when measuring)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to form a group; to form a bunch

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be at a loss

expression:

• a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it [literal] - proverb ➜ 井の中の蛙大海を知らず【いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず】・井蛙【せいあ】

noun:

• a jointed fishing rod

noun:

• a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some - From English "plus alpha"

noun:

• specimen prepared on a glass slide for use with a microscope - From German "Präparat"

noun:

• saw with a spine; tenon saw; back saw

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to be a willing cats-paw or tool for a person

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to advance a pawn

noun:

• underneath a Japanese plum tree ➜ スモモ