noun:

• stories from one's childhood
• children's story; fairy tale

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe
• to govern; to manage; to control; to administer
• to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands) ［つかねる］

expression / ichidan verb:

• to do as one wishes; to suit one's convenience
• to happen as one expects

noun / adjectival noun:

• free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes - four character idiom

noun:

• one's dark days; the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity - four character idiom

godan ~う verb:

• to lie on one's stomach; to sleep while lying on one's stomach; to crawl on the ground; to sprawl

particle:

• or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
• ... or ... - usu. in the form ...なり...なり
• as soon as; right after - after dictionary form verb
• while still; with previous state still in effect - after past tense verb

noun:

• fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water
• water vessel used for a baby's first bath

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own - often in neg.

expression:

• to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust ➜ 御覚えがめでたい

expression:

• to stand high in one's superior's favor and trust ➜ 覚えがめでたい

noun:

• visiting one's constituency
• feudal lord's return to his estate - archaism

noun:

• poking someone's anus with one's index fingers (childish prank) - from 浣腸 - slang ➜ 浣腸

expression:

• doing something on one's own without another's help - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• one's last hope; one's only hope; the last hope

suffix noun:

• intimate (or disdainful) suffix used after a person's name (or the base of an adjective describing that person)

noun / ~する noun:

• standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
• overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability; pushing to the limit

ichidan verb:

• to put someone to work; to make someone work ➜ 働かす
• to use; to apply; to exert; to exercise (restraint, one's imagination, one's brain, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

noun:

• one's favorite son-in-law; one's favourite son-in-law

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have one's wish realized; to have one's wish realised

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to pucker up one's lips; to purse up one's lips

noun:

• hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back
• behind (e.g. someone); rear; back
• appearance from behind ➜ 後ろ姿

noun:

• men's things; menswear; men's wear

~の noun:

• men's; for men