expression:

• if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too [literal]; mutual back-scratching - idiom ➜ 魚心あれば水心

lower nidan verb (archaic) / yodan ~る verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to get free; to be freed; to be released - archaism ➜ 放れる

noun:

• Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism) - four character idiom ➜ 不立文字

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to wait expectantly; to be full of anticipation; to long for

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay

expression / ichidan verb:

• to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard - idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to well up; to be overcome with emotion; to be close to tears

lower nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to end; to be finished; to be exhausted - archaism ➜ 果てる
• to die; to perish - archaism ➜ 果てる

auxiliary verb:

• to do utterly; to do completely; indicates an extreme has been reached - archaism ➜ 果てる

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel ➜ 肝【きも】・度胸が据わる【どきょうがすわる】・腹が据わる【はらがすわる】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have one's turn; to be on duty; to have one's inning

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

expression / adjective:

• impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

expression:

• one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions - proverb

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to have a taste for; to be fond of; to have an interest in (e.g. a hobby)
• to be modest; to be prudent

noun:

• projected to win; sure to be elected; home free

expression:

• witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator

expression / ichidan verb:

• to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
• to be injured
• to wear out; to be worn out
• to break; to burst; to collapse
• to wear off; to stop working; to go dead
• to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
• to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of
• to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected
• to cut well; to be sharp
• to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
• to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)
• to dry off
• to curve; to veer
• to shuffle (cards)
• to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip - colloquialism ➜ キレる

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

• to be able to do completely - after the -masu stem of a verb - usually written using kana alone