noun:

• walking practice; getting one's legs into shape
• warm-up; preparation

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

noun:

• New Year's greetings or well-wishes offered by retainers to the Emperor

noun / ~する noun:

• (system of) extending complicity for a crime to the criminal's family members

noun:

• nobleman's illegitimate child
• product (of e.g. war); (figurative) offspring; aftermath

noun:

• male lay devotee - Buddhism term
• title affixed to man's posthumous Buddhist name
• believer ［しんし］ - archaism

noun:

• taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.)

expression:

• far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for ➜ 及びもつかない

noun:

• winter greeting card; inquiring after someone's health in the cold season - four character idiom

noun:

• safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household

noun / adjectival noun:

• self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience - four character idiom

noun:

• (with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance - four character idiom

expression:

• I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
• thank you very much (for help, etc.)

noun:

• replying to someone's email after a long delay; slow response - slang ➜ レス

noun:

• teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)

noun:

• Vaishya; Vaisya (member of India's merchant-and-farmer caste)

noun:

• "No." (Zhaozhou's answer to the koan "Does a dog have Buddha nature?") - Buddhism term ➜ 狗子仏性

noun:

• Pele's hair (threads of volcanic glass formed in mid-air)

noun:

• forming by hand (instead of using a potter's wheel, etc.); handwork

noun:

• pre-harvest estimate of a rice field's yield and selling price

noun:

• summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season ➜ 暑中見舞い

noun:

• Emperor Meiji's birthday (November 3rd; national holiday held from 1927 to 1948) ➜ 文化の日

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

noun / adjectival noun:

• vibrancy; strength; bravery; manliness
• (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30)

expression:

• there's no medicine for stupidity - proverb ➜ 馬鹿に付ける薬は無い