adverb:

• snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly - onomatopoeia
• (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight - onomatopoeia

noun / ~の noun:

• full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses - four character idiom

expression:

• not distinguishing between what's good and bad; not knowing chalk from cheese; mixing good and bad together; shit and miso are the same [literal] - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice - usu. as 口をそろえて

adjective:

• light; well-lit; well-lighted
• bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored
• cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
• encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects
• familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in) - as 〜に明るい
• fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

adverb / ~と adverb:

• snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと
• (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight - onomatopoeia ➜ すぽっと

expression / adverb:

• in the end; after all is said and done; at the striped mullet's ultimate maturity (when the striped mullet is fully grown) [literal] ➜ 鯔【とど】

expression / noun:

• fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does); a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit) [literal] - idiom ➜ 漁夫の利

noun / ~する noun:

• crowning a boy with a traditional cap for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony - archaism ➜ 元服【げんぶく】・初冠【ういこうぶり】

noun:

• person in charge of crowning the boy at a coming-of-age ceremony - archaism

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to get up someone's nose
• to stink

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to imitate; to copy; to mimic
• to enter someone as a candidate
• to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back)
• to compare; to liken

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to imitate; to copy; to mimic ➜ 擬する
• to enter someone as a candidate
• to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back)
• to compare; to liken

noun:

• individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article
• single item out of a set; one item from a set

noun:

• daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted
• Bodhidharma
• prostitute

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to read (someone's) mind; to read between the lines
• to read (a calibration, a tape, etc.); to read (out)

expression:

• it's always darkest before the dawn; the darkest hour is just before the dawn

expression:

• The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation; The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven - four character idiom

expression:

• (from rakugo) that's all from me, and now the next speaker ...; expression used to hand over to the next speaker

adverb:

• suddenly; at once; in one go; with a jerk; with a gulp - onomatopoeia
• considerably; very much; a lot - onomatopoeia
• firmly; with an effort; tightly; exerting pressure - onomatopoeia
• completely (e.g. at a loss) - onomatopoeia
• deeply (e.g. moved) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• someone else writing; someone else's writing

expression / ichidan verb:

• to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done ➜ 恩に掛ける

expression / ichidan verb:

• to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done ➜ 恩に着せる

adjective:

• far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
• distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
• distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
• far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
• hard (of hearing) - as 耳が遠い
• nearsighted - as 目が遠い

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody
• to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to be entrusted with
• to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided
• to take upon oneself (to do); to settle (a matter) oneself

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl ［曲げる］
• to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant ［曲げる］
• to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
• to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
• to pawn