noun:

• "limit of heat" solar term (approx. Aug. 23, when the weather is said to start cooling down) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• couvade (custom in which a male acts out the physical process of his own child being born) - obscure term

noun:

• couvade (custom in which a male acts out the physical process of his own child being born) - obscure term - From French ➜ 擬娩

noun:

• lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) (esp. one living in the mountains) ［山杜鵑］ ➜ 時鳥
• Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

noun:

• letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing

noun:

• Glyphis (genus containing 5 known species of secretive true river sharks in the family Carcharhinidae)

noun:

• slow-paced style of shamisen music with vocal accompaniment (popular during the late Edo period) - 歌沢節 was used especially by the Tora school that emphasized voice; 哥沢節 was used especially by the Shiba school that emphasized shamisen ➜ うた沢

noun:

• butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption - abbreviation ➜ 百舌の早贄
• first offering of the season - orig. meaning

noun:

• comprador; compradore
• person working for a foreign company to the detriment of their own country

noun:

• leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata, species found along the Pacific coast of North America) ➜ レパードシャーク

noun:

• bulletin board displaying the name, age, offence, etc. of a criminal sentenced to death (Edo period) - archaism

noun:

• comparing and adjusting; reconciling; knocking into shape; bouncing of ideas, opinions, etc. off each other to obtain a fine-tuned integrated whole
• lapping; precision surface finishing; mating by rubbing together - Engineering term
• margination - usually written using kana alone - Medicine term

~と adverb / adverb:

• ticktock - onomatopoeia
• chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• dry and hard; (frozen) stiff - onomatopoeia
• hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted - onomatopoeia
• scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened - onomatopoeia

noun:

• sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in Chinese astrology)
• 12-year Chinese zodiac

expression:

• it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn

adverbial noun:

• in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio

conjunction:

• after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?") - used when bringing up something already mentioned

noun / ~の noun:

• beginning; start

noun:

• (large number of people, esp. students) singing and dancing around a bonfire at night - From English "fire storm"

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
• to remove; to exclude; to take away ［除ける］
• to set aside; to keep apart ［のける］
• to remove (someone) from the group; to shun ［のける］

ichidan verb / auxiliary verb:

• to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity ［のける］ - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone
• to do resolutely; to do boldly ［のける］ - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
• growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

noun:

• tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end
• slope at the foot of a mountain

noun:

• taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• these days; nowadays; present day; modern times
• at this time (of the day)

noun:

• bust (measurement)
• breasts; bosom
• upper half of the body (esp. statue or portrait); bust ➜ 上半身【じょうはんしん】・半身像【はんしんぞう】

noun:

• castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

noun:

• break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather
• lightheartedness