godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to go to; to visit; to call on - humble language

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to pretend to know everything; to pretend to be an expert ➜ 知ったかぶり

noun:

• west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore [literal]

expression / noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind - idiom

noun:

• set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet ➜ 懐石料理

noun:

• overnight stay when traveling (travelling) ➜ 旅寝
• sleeping on grass in an open field

noun / ~する noun:

• writing an inscription on a stone monument (e.g. before carving it)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
• to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
• to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments
• to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly - as 心に刻む, etc. ➜ 心に刻む
• to have tattooed - archaism
• to torment - archaism

expression / ~の noun:

• (living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistance

noun:

• chair seat; chair seating (as opposed to sitting on the floor)

expression:

• quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake - abbreviation ➜ ツーと言えばカー【ツーといえばカー】

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into
• to march into; to enter

expression / ichidan verb:

• to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to round out
• to polish (by rubbing)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
• to remove; to exclude; to take away ［除ける］
• to set aside; to keep apart ［のける］
• to remove (someone) from the group; to shun ［のける］

ichidan verb / auxiliary verb:

• to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity ［のける］ - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone
• to do resolutely; to do boldly ［のける］ - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room
• cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom
• metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi ➜ 火鉢

expression / ichidan verb:

• to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef
• to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties; to hit a snag

noun:

• (on) the way; (on) one's way; (en) route - usu. adverbially as 行きしなに ➜ 行きがけ

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

noun:

• activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service

~する noun:

• to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

noun / ~する noun:

• being enraged (indignant, impatient); gnashing the teeth and clenching the arms on the breast (in anger or regret) - four character idiom

expression:

• victory depends on the luck of the day (i.e. it isn't always the strongest who wins)

expression:

• a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said - proverb ➜ 二言【にごん】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
• to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
• to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to - esp. 容れる
• to include
• to pay (one's rent, etc.)
• to cast (a vote)
• to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ➜ 淹れる
• to turn on (a switch, etc.)
• to send (a fax); to call