expression:

• well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to read (a book); to open (a book) to read
• to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• glued to; closely related to
• giving total coverage to the key figure(s) of a TV or film documentary

godan ~す verb:

• to knock down the price of
• to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set ［きする］ ➜ 期す
• to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to foresee; to anticipate ➜ 期す
• to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for; to promise; to pledge ➜ 期す

godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case) - である with も; formal, literary ➜ である
• to be ... or something

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
• to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
• to take hold of; to possess; to haunt - of an illness, demon, etc.
• to approach (a person); to deal with (someone)

suffix:

• to be able to ...; can ... - after the -masu stem of a verb

expression:

• to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain ➜ 得【う】・得る【える】・得る【える】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular) / intransitive verb:

• to be worth the effort; to be worth the trouble

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to love; to cherish; to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on
• to show favouritism to; to be partial to
• to fondle; to caress; to pet
• to be tough on; to be rough with; to torment; to train harshly - used ironically; often as 可愛がってやる - colloquialism

expression:

• one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue - proverb ➜ 物を言う

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to change; to alter; to revise; to replace ［改める・革める］
• to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve ［改める・革める］
• to examine; to check; to inspect ［改める・検める］
• to do properly; to do formally ［改める・革める］

expression:

• it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London - proverb

noun:

• clip (paper, surgical, etc.)
• hairpin; hair slide; curler

noun:

• grayish color; greyish colour
• grizzled hair

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• tufty; fringy; flocculent; fleecy; abundant; flowing (hair)

~の noun:

• grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

noun:

• kanji "three" or "hair ornament" radical at right

adjectival noun:

• glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous

noun:

• rapid growth of hair when one is relaxed - idiom

noun:

• rapid growth of hair when one is relaxed - idiom ➜ 楽髪