noun / ~する noun:

• recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

noun:

• (beating someone) hands down; with a single blow - four character idiom

noun:

• actor; actress; someone who works at a theater

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks)
• to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever - idiom

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes)
• to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

noun / ~する noun:

• drawing away from someone because of their speech or actions; having the mood ruined
• zooming out or backing the camera away to get a wider image (film, TV)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to bring up; to come out with
• to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tailor; to make (clothing)
• to train; to bring up
• to make it seem like; to pass off
• to turn into a play or movie
• to prepare; to send; to despatch

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to tear up; to tear off; to rip up
• to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - From English "idol collage"

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to protect; to guard; to defend
• to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

godan ~ぶ verb / transitive:

• to carry; to transport; to move; to convey

godan ~ぶ verb:

• to come; to go - usu. as お運びになる, お運び下さる, etc. - honorific language ➜ 足を運ぶ

godan ~ぶ verb / transitive:

• to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress

expression / ichidan verb:

• to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection)
• to arrange; to put in order; to prepare; to get ready
• to make uniform; to make even; to match

noun:

• morning
• morning coat - abbreviation ➜ モーニングコート
• breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special; special breakfast offer - abbreviation - colloquialism ➜ モーニングセット

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
• to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married - colloquialism

noun:

• groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
• someone's ability to play the shamisen

noun:

• warehouse style; house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud ➜ 土蔵造り

noun / ~する noun:

• building a kura storehouse; someone who builds kura storehouses

noun:

• brokering; broker - abbreviation
• handing materials up a ladder (to a plasterer); assistant who hands things up a ladder (to a plasterer)
• pole used to hand things up a ladder ➜ 才取り棒

godan ~く verb:

• to spread out; to lay out
• to take a position
• to impose widely (e.g. over a city) ➜ 法令を敷く

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to affect a serene mood; to affect a serious demeanor; to act prudishly; to assume an air of superiority