godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to match; to equal - archaism
• to catch up with; to overtake

noun:

• drums sounded in the morning to draw the crowds to a match - Sumo term

noun / ~の noun:

• as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie - four character idiom

noun:

• being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant) - four character idiom

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to suit; to match; to become; to be like

noun:

• exhibition game; friendly match; friendly - Sports term
• interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues - Sports term ➜ セ・パ

noun:

• western direction
• Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise) ［さいほう］ - abbreviation - Buddhism term ➜ 西方浄土
• western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo) ［にしがた］ - Martial Arts term

noun:

• end (of play, match, etc.); closing
• closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)

noun:

• official injury exemption system; system for exempting players injured in an official match from pay reduction or demotion - Sports term

noun:

• facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent - Sumo term

interjection:

• play ball!

noun:

• starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match - Sumo term

noun:

• tag; label
• game of tag
• tag-team match - abbreviation ➜ タッグマッチ
• working together as a team - abbreviation ➜ タッグチーム

noun / ~の noun:

• being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player) - four character idiom

expression:

• there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary - after a verb
• does not match; out of reach of - after a noun

noun:

• send-off game; send-off match

expression:

• fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at - four character idiom
• single-person mimicking a wrestling match

noun:

• personnel; members; lineup (of a team); roster; cast (of a play)
• announcement of next day's match-ups - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to warm the bench; to stay on the bench during a sports match

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to

noun / suffix noun:

• rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
• profit
• assignment
• 10%; unit of ten percent
• match; schedule of matches - Sumo term

suffix noun:

• diluted with (of drinks); mixed with ➜ 水割り

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to line up; to stand in a line
• to rival; to match; to equal

noun:

• mud-slinging (e.g. in a political campaign); mud-slinging match; smear campaign; mud wrestle

~する noun:

• to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to