expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be in a miserable state; to be down and out

expression:

• through the grapevine; from a little bird; from tidings on the wind [literal]

expression / ichidan verb:

• to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art

noun:

• holding one's chopsticks in one's mouth (a breach of etiquette)

noun:

• ground squirrel (esp. a ground squirrel of North America or Africa)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.) ➜ 当てる・当てる

noun:

• thumbing (in boxing, poking a thumb in one's opponent's eye)

noun:

• vitamin P; bioflavonoids (as formerly regarded collectively as a vitamin)

godan ~す verb:

• to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile

noun:

• willow-leaf arrowhead ［やないば・やなぎば］
• part of a Japanese stirrup ［やないば・やなぎば］
• willow leaf ［やなぎば・りゅうよう］ - original, literal meaning

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

• to botch; to bungle; to fail ➜ 遣り損なう
• to drive badly (e.g. a car)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to botch; to bungle; to fail ➜ 遣り損なう・遣り損ずる
• to drive badly (e.g. a car) ➜ 遣り損ずる

noun:

• beautiful dew; comparing the beauty of dew to that of a flower

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to hone one's blade; to sharpen a sword
• to scheme; to plot

noun:

• soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods

noun / ~する noun:

• trampling down snow on a path

noun:

• foot-worn instrument for trampling snow

noun:

• corner post; corner pillar
• downstage right pillar (on a noh stage) ［角柱］ ➜ 角【すみ】

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl ➜ 飲み歩き

noun:

• after-party; party held after a concert, etc.

counter:

• counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles ➜ 両【りょう】

noun:

• Initial parts; first article; first off-tool parts (from a manufacturing process)

adverb / noun:

• sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun:

• full (stomach); bursting - onomatopoeia

noun:

• female bragging; female conceit
• a man bragging about his wife or mistress ➜ 男自慢

expression / godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host ➜ 受け皿