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

noun:

• room in Edo castle where the shogun's council of elders attended to governmental affairs

noun:

• koto erected in one's yard as decoration during the Festival to Plead for Skills - archaism ➜ 乞巧奠

expression:

• talking so fast that even a four-horse coach cannot catch up to the words

noun:

• game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman

noun:

• paper-covered frame put over a hearth or brazier to make the fire last longer

noun / ~する noun:

• reading but not responding to a text message (in the chat application LINE) - colloquialism ➜ スルー

ichidan ~くれる verb (spec.) / transitive / auxiliary verb:

• to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given - くれ is an irregular alternative imperative form

godan ~す verb:

• to write down; to note; to jot down ➜ 記する
• to remember - usu. as 心に記す, etc.

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

godan ~る verb:

• to walk about; to walk to and fro; to pace around

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

godan ~す verb:

• to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

ichidan verb:

• to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted ➜ お世話になる