noun:

• sprout of a plant shooting from under the soil

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have a name entered in the family register ➜ 籍に入れる【せきにいれる】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

noun:

• ritual stamping in the ring - Sumo term

noun / ~する noun:

• lineup; appearance together

noun:

• Gruidae; bird family comprising the cranes

noun:

• commentary on the Book of Odes by Zheng Xuan

noun:

• shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)

noun:

• Felis; genus containing the domestic cat

noun:

• Lespedeza (genus comprising the bush clovers)

expression:

• cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants ➜ 仕打ち

noun:

• cleaning dirt or sand out of the digestive system

noun:

• the way a bra fits - From English "bust fit"

noun:

• line drive to the shortstop - Baseball term - From English "short liner"

noun:

• changeup; unexpectedly slow pitch designed to deceive the batter - Baseball term

noun:

• (the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)

noun:

• days (period) (designated) for the seeding in of exhibits

noun:

• Mothers; Market of the High-growth and Emerging Stocks

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• (subject to the) cool light breeze in early summer ➜ 薫風

noun:

• flutter kick (swimming); the thrash

noun / ~する noun:

• declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children

expression:

• the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...
• whether or not

noun:

• playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating - Sumo term

noun:

• coach without a special assignment within the Sumo Association - Sumo term

noun:

• salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout - Sumo term

noun:

• quitting the tournament in progress due mostly to injury - Sumo term