noun:

• toad with wart-covered skin (esp. the Japanese toad or the wrinkled frog) - colloquialism

noun:

• bell with wooden clapper
• leader; guide (of the public)

noun:

• person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; hotpot boss [literal] - humorous term

noun:

• the very beginning

noun:

• cloudy weather near Hokkaido during the herrings season (from the third to the sixth lunar month)

noun:

• crossing water with a horse

expression / noun:

• Anointing of the Sick

adverb:

• along the road; along the way

noun:

• van or truck with a display, retail, etc. facility; mobile showroom - From English "caravan car"

noun:

• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES

noun:

• (inadvertent) insertion of a character in a text

adjective:

• high in the sky

noun:

• United Nations Conference on the Human Environment - obscure term ➜ 国連人間環境会議

adverb:

• in high spirits - slang

noun:

• form of modern martial art using the bayonet

noun:

• common quail (Coturnix coturnix)

noun:

• fifth month of the lunar calendar - obsolete term
• satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum) - also written as 杜鵑花 - usually written using kana alone

~の noun / noun:

• the very best; elite

noun:

• font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine

noun:

• the oil and fat industry

noun:

• grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins - Sumo term

expression:

• given the situation; now that it has come to this

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to hold (the opponent) in the arms and carry him out of the ring

noun:

• in season; at its best; ready for eating ➜ 食べ頃【たべごろ】

noun:

• stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)