noun:

• in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and the index and middle fingers ➜ 単鉤法

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• fierce look; frightening look; tough look
• aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate
• to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

noun:

• groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument ➜ 糸道【いとみち】

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to air; to dry; to desiccate
• to drain (off)
• to drink up
• to deprive of a role, job, etc. - usu. in the passive

noun / ~する noun:

• opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.)

adjectival noun:

• open; frank; approachable; open-hearted

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

noun:

• arrowhead
• target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack)
• the very moment (when); the point (of doing) ➜ 矢先に

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air - usu. as 真面目くさった or 真面目くさって

noun:

• magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• tarsal (relating to the tarsus - a group of small bones between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus)

noun:

• six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu) ➜ 三途の川

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion ➜ 胸一杯

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority ➜ 通がる

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority

noun:

• regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position
• revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on
• to take good care of; to look after

noun:

• front facing display (e.g. books displayed on a shelf with the cover facing out); forward facing display ➜ 平積み【ひらづみ】・面出し【めんだし】

noun:

• banishment (to a nearby province); the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryo system

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to kill (with a weapon)
• to defeat an opponent
• to get someone out - Baseball term
• to arrest; to take prisoner

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (a thing) with; to mount (gem)

adverb:

• about; roughly; approximately ➜ 凡そ【およそ】
• generally; on the whole; as a rule
• completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)

noun / ~の noun:

• outline; gist

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to present; to offer; to give ➜ 呈する
• to show; to display; to exhibit
• to assume (e.g. a shape)

godan ~う verb:

• to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken