godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level
• to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
• to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease
• to break (a bill); to change; to make change - oft. 札を崩す, etc.
• to write in cursive style; to write in running style - oft. as 字を崩す
• to break into a smile; to let off a smile - as 顔を崩す, etc.
• to lower (a price)

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.)
• to cower; to shrink in on oneself

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to slide down
• to make a fool of oneself
• to whoop it up; to be on the spree; to cut loose; to mess around

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

godan ~る verb:

• to be churlish; to be crude; to be boorish; to be vulgar; to conduct oneself in an unseemly manner

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to spare oneself the trouble; to spare oneself Antonym: 骨を折る ➜ 骨惜しみ

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand; to rise; to stand up ［立つ］
• to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) ［立つ］
• to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) - usu. 発つ

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to put oneself in; to enter; to serve (e.g. in the army); to be enlisted

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by

auxiliary verb:

• to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in ➜ 読み耽る

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be vague; to speak ambigously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself - idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• devote oneself to
• to do as one pleases; to act selfishly

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to put one's heart into; to completely devote oneself to - idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
• to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
• to be soon; to be in the offing

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)