noun / ~する noun:

• using a new brush for the first time
• doing something for the first time
• man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)

noun:

• fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength
• mochi received from one's parents after giving birth ➜ 汁の餅
• mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday

adjective:

• unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive; terrible

expression:

• absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; bullshit - colloquialism
• don't mention it; you're welcome

expression / adjective:

• not to be able to keep one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; not to be able to maintain one's fortune

noun / ~する noun:

• arranging in a line; standing in a row

noun / ~の noun:

• parallel (electronics, computing, etc.) ➜ 並列回路【へいれつかいろ】・直列【ちょくれつ】

expression / ~の noun:

• as a child; when one was a child; childhood

adverb:

• after a long time; for the first time in a while

noun / ~する noun:

• acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action Antonym: 別行動【べつこうどう】

noun / ~する noun:

• entering a state of intense concentration - Buddhism term ➜ 出定
• death (of a high monk, etc.)

noun:

• legend over a picture; inscription (legend, writing) on a painting

adverb:

• with a whiff; with a puff - onomatopoeia
• suddenly; abruptly; without warning ［ふっと］

noun / ~する noun:

• having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal

noun / ~する noun:

• spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story - colloquialism ➜ ねた・ばれる

noun / ~する noun:

• laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter - four character idiom

noun:

• a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life - four character idiom

noun:

• biography of a monk or history of a temple told in pictures

adverb / ~と adverb:

• weeping; sobbing; softly (crying) - onomatopoeia ➜ しくしく泣く

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• with a prologued dull pain; having a gripping pain - onomatopoeia

noun:

• flag with a red circle on a white background
• the Japanese flag ➜ 日章旗

noun:

• real name (of a deceased person or a noble)
• posthumous name ［いみな］ ➜ 贈り名

noun:

• feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face

noun:

• sprouts from a stump; buds from the base of a tree - from 孫（ひこ）生え ➜ 余蘖

noun:

• female or male prostitute serving a monk; "luring a monk into depredation" [figurative]

temporal noun / adverbial noun:

• a long time ago; in those days; once upon a time ➜ その昔【そのむかし】

adverb / ~と adverb:

• (rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak - onomatopoeia ➜ きゅっと
• (drinking) in one sweep - onomatopoeia ➜ きゅっと

adverb:

• slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh) - onomatopoeia