noun:

• battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander

noun:

• maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword - Martial Arts term

expression:

• a bad person does not deserve to die in his own bed - proverb

expression:

• rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• adding or removing rolling stock to a train that is in service

godan ~む verb:

• to include in a poem (season word, place name, etc.)

noun:

• telegram sent at night (usually to make use of a reduced rate)

expression / noun:

• withered trees and frozen rocks; "a person that is hard to approach" [figurative]

noun:

• literary fragment
• interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context ➜ 断章取義

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

expression:

• the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning ➜ 孟母三遷の教え

noun:

• fishermen's banner hoisted to indicate a rich haul; big-catch flag

noun:

• upstage left pillar (on a noh stage), next to the flute player

noun:

• place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage - where the interlude kyogen actors wait ➜ 間狂言

noun:

• appointed official sent to administer a certain region (in the Ryukyu Kingdom)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

noun:

• discarding somewhat safe tiles while still trying to win a hand - Mahjong term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be in a (plaster) cast ➜ 嵌める【はめる】

noun:

• sea whistle; sound made by a traditional diver when returning to shore ➜ 海女

noun:

• pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.) ➜ 博士【はかせ】

noun:

• swatting; deceiving the police into sending armed officers to a particular address

noun:

• regulation baseball (as opposed to the variety played with a rubber ball) ➜ 軟式野球

adverb / ~と adverb:

• clearly; plainly; distinctly - onomatopoeia

~する noun:

• to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up - often as はっきりした

~する noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

• to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded - onomatopoeia
• to be dense (vegetation); to be thick - onomatopoeia
• to be slow (person); to be dull - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified