expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to unseat someone (in an election); to defeat a sitting member

expression / ichidan verb:

• to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to become erect (penis, nipple, etc.); to tower (like an erection) - pun on そそり立つ ➜ そそり立つ【そそりたつ】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to cancel a denominator; to clear an equation of fractions - Mathematics term

noun:

• enswell (tool used in boxing to apply pressure to an injury)

expression:

• the eyes are the windows to the soul; the eye is the lamp of the body; the eyes are the mirror of the heart [literal] - proverb

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

noun / ~する noun:

• mounting (animal behaviour)
• putting somebody down (esp. in an underhanded way) in an attempt to appear superior; putting somebody in their place

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that

expression:

• trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• purchase; buying; buying out

noun / ~する noun / transitive:

• buying used articles as a company; trade-in; buy back

noun / ~する noun:

• purchase on a no-return policy

noun:

• lump-sum payment; flat fee

expression / noun / ~する noun:

• focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information) ➜ いいとこ取り【いいとこどり】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be caught in; to be stuck in
• to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time
• to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with
• to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated
• to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy
• to be obstructed; to be hindered
• to splash

noun:

• link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting - IT term - From English "response anchor" ➜ レス

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• on the way; en route
• in the middle of; midway

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• en route; half-way
• on the road; in the street

noun:

• geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land

noun:

• new futures on the first trading session of the month

noun / ~する noun:

• stroll on the Ginza (i.e. the street)

noun:

• martial art based on the use of the iron fan ➜ 鉄扇

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to confess (one's love); to propose (marriage); to ask out (on a date) - from 告白する - slang ➜ 告白

expression / ichidan verb:

• to set off an explosive
• to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the lead in; to control; to be the leader

suffix noun:

• used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure - familiar language

noun:

• used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother ➜ お兄さん