noun:

• words used to describe tempo, dynamics, etc. in music; musical terminology

noun / adverbial noun:

• close to the wall; alongside the wall

noun:

• shellfish removed from the shell

noun:

• large bathhouse with many different services; deluxe public bath

expression / ichidan verb:

• common (of people) ➜ ざらにある

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to line up points in a speech

noun:

• meeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping - Sumo term
• meeting or association of followers of a famous performer (in rakugo, etc.)

noun:

• common redpoll (Carduelis flammea)

noun:

• parliamentary motion of non-confidence against the cabinet

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting in half
• painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper - esp. 半折

adverb:

• under the guidance of; under the leadership of

noun:

• pavilion housing the emperor's bathing quarters and dressing chamber (in Heian Palace) ➜ 十七殿

noun:

• the reactionaries

noun:

• calculating in one's head

noun:

• influential members of parliament acting for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected

noun:

• salad served in a glass, cup, hollowed-out tomato, etc. - From English "cup salad"

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to knock at the gate
• to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil

noun:

• soba with broth poured over it ➜ 掛け蕎麦

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have the privilege of doing - humble language

godan ~う verb:

• to contend with difficulties

prefix:

• the current ...; this
• today's ...

noun:

• the end of things (esp. used for one's last writings) - archaism
• one's dying hour (esp. used for the death of Confucius)

noun:

• Japanese sweet eaten with koicha - Food term ➜ 濃茶

noun:

• the five Ws and one H (who, what, when, where, why and how)

noun:

• hair of the deceased