expression / godan ~る verb:

• to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target

godan ~く verb:

• to be bewitching; to look coquettish; to behave in an alluring manner; to behave in a seductive manner ➜ 婀娜っぽい【あだっぽい】

adverb:

• at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

noun:

• 4 corner bales on the outer rim of the sumo ring - Sumo term

expression:

• on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

noun:

• moon-viewing on the 13th day of the 9th lunar month - archaism ➜ 後の月【のちのつき】

expression:

• on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat ➜ 何かと言うと

noun / adjectival noun:

• elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style
• affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; doing something just for show

expression / ichidan verb:

• to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone

godan ~う verb:

• to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself
• to wear; to cover

expression / ichidan verb:

• to express pleasure (on receiving news, etc.); to be glad to hear (something) - usu. 〜ます

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】

expression:

• it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order - proverb ➜ 跡を濁す【あとをにごす】・立つ鳥跡を濁さず

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke
• to press oil

noun:

• six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu) ➜ 三途の川

expression / ~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to treat someone with contempt; to look down on someone; to treat someone disparagingly; to downplay

expression / ~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to scoff

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to pull up; to drag up; to lift up
• to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes)
• to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire
• to promote (someone to a higher position)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to return home

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to expedite the schedule - archaism

expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree [literal] - from Mencius - proverb

pronoun:

• this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) ➜ 何れ・其れ・彼【あれ】
• this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) - humble language
• now
• here - archaism
• I (me) - archaism
• certainly - archaism

noun:

• dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.)
• letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board

noun:

• Ama no Ukihashi (the heavenly floating bridge; by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth) - archaism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations Antonym: 規則を破る

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale ➜ 型に嵌める【かたにはめる】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing; to sway
• to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to shock; to upset
• to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch) - Baseball term

noun:

• aiming for a lucky break (e.g. in horse racing, betting on an unlikely horse)