My words

初潮

しょちょう

first menstruation

霙

みぞれ

sleet (mixture of snow and rain) shaved ice topped with honey

浸かる

つかる

to be pickled, to be well seasoned to be submerged, to be soaked to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

通り掛かる

とおりかかる

to happen to pass by

牧師

ぼくし

pastor, minister, clergyman, reverend

竿

さお

rod, pole neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance) single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese) penis counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. youkan)