godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to demolish; to take away until nothing remains

expression:

• fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at - four character idiom
• single-person mimicking a wrestling match

noun / suffix noun:

• beyond; further than

expression:

• only; nothing but - emphatic form of しか; used with a negative verb ➜ だけ・しか

expression:

• he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; fleeing is winning [literal] - proverb

prefix noun / ~の noun / noun:

• superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary

noun:

• post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly - slang - humorous term

interjection:

• not yet!; cry by the referee when one wrestler is on the attack - Sumo term

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• remaining; left-over

noun:

• cosmic bowling; bowling in a bowling alley that is lit up like a disco with lots of flashing lights

expression / adjective:

• beyond help; there's nothing that can be done - idiom

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to forget one's worries

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to trifle with; to fool around with

~の noun / noun:

• soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)

expression:

• there are wheels within wheels; there's more than meets the eye - proverb

noun:

• being unfit for duty in the former Japanese military (due to failing the conscription physical); person who is unfit for military duty

noun:

• very young bride; bride (married woman) who is little more than a girl

expression:

• genius shows from childhood; the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout [literal] - proverb

copula:

• be; is - used in place of the plain copula だ when attributing an utterance to a Korean; oft. derog. - humorous term - slang - From Korean ➜ だ

expression:

• be; is - polite copula - archaism - polite language ➜ でございます

noun:

• paid volunteer work (e.g. on a farm); work which is not done primarily to earn money - from ボランティア and アルバイト - abbreviation

expression:

• this for sure; certainly is ➜ こそ

noun:

• Megachasmidae; family whose sole member is the rare deep water megamouth shark

expression:

• even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking - proverb

expression:

• although at this late hour; now, although it is too late
• afresh; anew; again

expression:

• if you can't beat them; join them; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them - proverb

expression:

• all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing - four character idiom