godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh - Kansai dialect

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become unworldly; to stop keeping up with social norms; to be out of touch with reality ➜ 世間離れ

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position - idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to seem glad; to look happy; to be glad ➜ 嬉しい・がる

suffix / ~する verb (irregular):

• to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

expression:

• better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to ease up (on an opponent); to cut corners; to be shoddy

noun:

• special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election

expression / ichidan verb:

• to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef
• to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties; to hit a snag

expression:

• everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way - proverb

expression / ichidan verb:

• be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to act as a mediator; to serve as a mediator; to act as an intermediary; to be a go-between

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel relieved; to feel happy after having been relieved of a responsibility; to be relieved from a duty

adjectival noun / noun:

• misguided equality; misconceived equality; leaning over backwards to be impartial

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
• to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

yodan ~ふ verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for - archaism ➜ 偲ぶ
• to imagine; to guess; to infer - archaism ➜ 偲ぶ

expression / adverb:

• honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

expression / ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered; to lose one's self-control

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to displease someone; to make someone disgusted; to be frowned at

godan ~る verb:

• to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to cease; to stop; to be over - colloquialism - obscure term

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far ➜ 抜群