noun:

• retirement ceremony of a wrestler where his top-knot is cut - Sumo term

noun:

• mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried ➜ 餅

noun:

• ascending trench or pathway cut into a naturally-occurring slope ➜ 横堀【よこぼり】

noun:

• konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles - Food term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something)
• to be named after

noun:

• 24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons

noun:

• 24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons

noun:

• refusal to accept the present situation; denial of the existing situation; negation of the status quo - four character idiom

expression:

• until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office

ichidan verb:

• to dissuade; to change someone's mind; to make someone give up the idea of

expression / ichidan verb:

• to decide the outcome (e.g. game)
• to be very different; to be sharply contrasted

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold

noun:

• at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost - four character idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears ➜ べそをかく

godan ~る verb:

• to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet); to buzz - colloquialism

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to count on the abacus
• to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability

noun:

• sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)
• rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony - Sumo term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude
• to rise out the trap door (on stage)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to flap (wings)
• to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) ➜ 合わせる
• to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
• to face; to be opposite (someone) ➜ 顔を合わせる
• to compare; to check with
• to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate) ➜ 遭う
• to place together; to connect; to overlap
• to mix; to combine
• to put blade to blade; to fight