adjectival noun / noun:

• low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; cyclone
• bad temper; foul mood; tense situation

noun:

• state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition
• field (of activity)
• one's lot; circumstance; situation in life
• place; region; area; land - orig. meaning

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump
• to pour (into a cup); to drink (together) ➜ 酌む【くむ】
• to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand
• to draw upon; to inherit

noun:

• consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder

suffix:

• person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place) ➜ 路上生活者

expression / ichidan verb:

• to ignite; to set fire to
• to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

noun:

• shooting from the hip
• starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation) - idiom

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to be crowded ➜ ごたごた
• to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue; to be entangled (in a situation) ➜ ごたごた

noun / ~する noun:

• promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date - honorific language - humble language ➜ 約束

noun / ~の noun:

• something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

noun:

• hit
• success
• guess; prediction
• affability; friendliness
• sensation; touch
• bruise (on fruit)
• situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go)
• bite (of a fish on a hook); strike - also written as 魚信 ➜ 魚信

suffix:

• per; each

noun:

• losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover - Sumo term
• lame duck ➜ レームダック
• hopeless situation

noun:

• rim of a volcano, esp. Mt. Fuji
• wrestling ring - Sumo term
• dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position

noun:

• feelings; emotion; sentiment
• compassion; sympathy
• passion; affection; love
• the way things really are; the actual situation

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to roll; to tumble
• to fall over; to roll over
• to lie down
• to be scattered about; to be lying around
• (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
• to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to shorten; to move closer together

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reduce (spending); to conserve

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do - usu. as 根を詰める ➜ 根を詰める

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to work out (details)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be on duty; to be stationed

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
• to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) - the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai ➜ 指を詰める

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break
• to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
• to force someone into a difficult situation by ...