noun:

• belly of a boat

noun / ~する noun:

• setting free a bird; bird to be set free

noun:

• inscription of a fantastic birdlike creature found on Yin and Zhou dynasty bronze ware, etc. - obscure term ➜ 文様

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open a business

noun:

• rubdown with a dry towel

noun:

• a plan

noun:

• ideal weather for a walk - four character idiom

noun:

• building a fire

noun:

• sign staked to a building's ridgepole at construction time stating the building's donor, builder, date, reason for construction, etc.

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves ➜ 気に障る

noun:

• silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot

expression:

• for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances

noun:

• a free port

adverb / ~の noun / noun:

• two at a time; two by two; in twos

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

noun:

• family of a soldier at the front

noun:

• chatting without a break; talking without pause
• amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy) ➜ しゃべくり漫才

noun:

• portable shrine used to transport a sacred object ➜ 御羽車

particle:

• used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!" - male language

noun:

• bath with a metal pipe

noun / ~する noun:

• prospering after a fire

noun:

• dried persimmons on a skewer

noun:

• while taking a walk

noun / ~する noun:

• forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate

noun:

• three wins in a row