expression:

• now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease - four character idiom

expression:

• taking pride in one's humility is a form of bragging; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is pride - proverb

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

pronoun:

• wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make up one's mind (to do something); to resolve firmly (to do something)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock) ➜ 動転

noun:

• current master; father of one's current master - honorific language ➜ 若殿【わかとの】
• minister (of government); noble - honorific language
• nobleman's residence - honorific language - archaism

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to act as an agent for; to intermediate
• to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to receive (a guest at reception); to usher in (a guest)
• to convey (a message)

adverb:

• continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way - ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic
• much (better, etc.); by far; far and away
• far away; long ago
• direct; straight

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
• to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to ［かじりつく］

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself - idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to listen repeatedly; to listen again
• to ask a question in return
• to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stir; to mix ➜ 掻き混ぜる
• to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up; to jeer at; to interfere (when one talks)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stir; to mix ➜ 混ぜ返す
• to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up; to jeer at; to interfere (when one talks) ➜ 混ぜ返す

expression:

• a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons [literal] - proverb

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
• to face (e.g. east); to look out on
• to point to
• to be suited to; to be fit for
• to go in the direction of; to lean towards (of a feeling)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to take measures (in face of events being anticipated)
• to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain
• to clap one's hands together

pronoun:

• he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person - colloquialism - derogatory term - familiar language ➜ 其奴【そいつ】
• this; this one; this thing - colloquialism - derogatory term - familiar language ➜ 其奴【そいつ】

interjection:

• Hey, you!; You bastard!; Damn you! - colloquialism - derogatory term - familiar language

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to tickle
• to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to appeal to; to flatter
• to make laugh; to amuse; to entertain

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge
• to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up

noun:

• compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications); kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)

noun:

• outer two ribs of a folding fan (i.e. the thick ribs, one at each end)
• outer frame of a lattice door

noun:

• being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other - four character idiom