noun or verb acting prenominally:

• self-proclaimed; self-professed; self-styled; would-be

noun / ~する noun:

• professing oneself to be; calling oneself; describing oneself as

noun:

• first person - Linguistics term

noun / ~する noun:

• dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
• to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself - idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

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

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to plant oneself; to settle in
• to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
• to hang oneself - in the form 首を吊る ➜ 首を吊る
• to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth - Sumo term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes) - usually written using kana alone
• to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight - usually written using kana alone

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
• to deem; to judge; to assess
• to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow
• to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge)
• to watch steadily; to observe carefully
• to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to follow; to pursue; to chase; to run after
• to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one
• to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

expression:

• to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to build up; to establish - esp. 成す
• to form; to become (a state) - esp. 成す
• to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in
• to change into
• to do; to perform - esp. 為す

auxiliary verb:

• to intend to; to attempt; to try - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to embarrass oneself
• to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku) - orig. meaning

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be based on; to have origin in
• to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to bend backwards; to bend oneself back
• to be taken aback

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to blame; to reproach; to censure; to rebuke; to reprove; to find fault; to take to task; to criticize; to criticise
• to question (a suspect); to challenge

ichidan verb:

• to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated; to get inflamed

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to prick (one's conscience) ➜ 気が咎める

noun:

• ability to take proper steps to meet the situation; ability to adapt oneself to (the requirement of) the moment - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse
• to urge; to press; to pester
• to torture; to torment; to persecute
• to break in (a horse)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it; to dig your own grave - idiom

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to think; to consider; to believe - 想う has connotations of heart-felt
• to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
• to judge; to assess; to regard
• to imagine; to suppose; to dream
• to expect; to look forward to
• to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
• to recall; to remember