expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position
• to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world

expression / ichidan verb:

• to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.) ➜ 活
• to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone; to give someone a pep talk ➜ 喝

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become fine (of fabric)
• to be checkmated - Shōgi term
• to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to reach the limits

noun / ~する noun:

• closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
• pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

noun:

• central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay; chief support; leader
• chief; boss; leader; head
• master carpenter
• beams and ridge supports of a roof - orig. meaning

noun / ~する noun:

• thought; thinking; contemplation; consideration - esp. しい
• using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation; concentrated thought; deliberating; pondering; reflecting - esp. しゆい - Buddhism term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke
• to press oil

noun:

• rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance ➜ 大手【おおて】
• one who arrests
• force attacking the rear of a castle ➜ 大手【おおて】
• (opponent's) weak point

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi - Sumo term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to bide one's time; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持する

noun:

• battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry ➜ 鬨の声

noun / ~する noun:

• rushing at the enemy ➜ 突貫

noun:

• palace kitchen in which final preparations to the imperial family's meals (e.g. reheating) were made (Heian period)
• kitchen (in a noble's manor)

noun:

• twentieth day of the first month (end of New Year celebrations, upon which remaining New Year's food is eaten, decorations are stowed away, etc.)

noun:

• water ball; large inflatable sphere that allows a person inside it to walk across the surface of a body of water

noun:

• fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength) - from 出来合いのレース - abbreviation

interjection:

• by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; certainly (not)

noun / ~の noun:

• something unexpected; emergency ➜ まさかの時

noun:

• currently; for the time being; presently; for now - archaism

adverb / ~の noun:

• indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly - obscure term ➜ 本当に

noun:

• general; admiral
• head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin
• old chap; mate; boss; chief; man - familiar or jocular term for addressing a male - familiar language
• athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun / ~する noun:

• seeing something that isn't actually there; hallucination; mistaking for something or someone else
• pretending not to see; looking the other way; turning a blind eye ➜ 見ぬふり【みぬふり】
• looking upwards ➜ 上目【うわめ】

noun:

• year on year; on the previous year

noun:

• skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.)
• transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; see-through body
• skeleton (sport)
• skeleton (code) - IT term

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to bolt down one's food; to gulp down; to eat quickly ➜ 掻っ込む【かっこむ】
• to carry under the arm; to rake in; to scoop up ➜ 掻い込む

expression / noun:

• manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

adverb:

• at the same time as speaking; as one speaks ［いいざま］

expression / ichidan verb:

• to die in (a foreign land); to engage in something until death comes; to do something for the rest of one's life

expression:

• a state called; a position described as; can sum up as; approximates to
• places known as; that called
• the place named

noun:

• god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox) - obscure term ➜ 宇賀神