noun:

• being the sole master of the situation; reigning supreme; standing unchallenged - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to lower the quality

noun:

• all over the island

expression:

• the first sign of bad luck; the first bad omen ➜ けちをつける

noun:

• rivalry for the heart of a woman ➜ 恋の鞘当て【こいのさやあて】
• quarrel over something trivial - from two samurai quarreling because the sheaths of their swords happened to touch

noun / ~する noun:

• second accession to the throne

noun:

• Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays

noun:

• crow in the mountains
• jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) ➜ ハシブトガラス
• rook (species of crow, Corvus frugilegus) ➜ ミヤマガラス
• dark-skinned person - archaism - derogatory term

noun:

• port at the mouth of a river

noun:

• the Avici hell, the eighth and most painful of the eight hells in Buddhism - four character idiom

noun:

• "before the spirit of the deceased" (written on the condolence-money envelope)

noun:

• the first bonito of the season

expression / noun:

• the person in question
• prominent figure; distinguished person - as その人あり

expression / pronoun:

• that person

noun:

• sexual position where the man lies flat on his back and the woman sits on top; cowgirl position - vulgar

expression:

• eat moderately to avoid the doctor

adverb / ~の noun:

• since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.) ➜ 根っから
• absolutely (not); (not) at all - followed by a verb in negative form

noun:

• young girls who imitate the style of singer Amuro Namie - abbreviation

noun:

• rice cakes made after the customer has paid for them

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to wait for the enemy to tire at ease

noun:

• winning technique where the opponent is lifted out by his belt - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget - idiom
• to have a secret revealed - idiom

noun:

• first wearing (of kimono) in the New Year

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind

noun:

• the eight unpardonable crimes in ancient Japanese law - archaism ➜ 十悪