expression:

• only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans [literal] - proverb - four character idiom

expression:

• it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one) ➜ 目じゃない

noun / adjectival noun:

• being proven guilty of a crime; having one's guilt for a crime made clear; (the) nature of offense being (becoming) clear - four character idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to write from top to bottom
• to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause
• to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
• to copy out (a text)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf

noun:

• hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) ➜ 茶筅

noun:

• screw
• key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

noun:

• thing that reminds one of a particular season
• poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to cast a shadow; to appear
• to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

noun:

• various medicines; medical treatment
• supper in a Zen temple; rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple

expression:

• would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying

noun / ~する noun:

• fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

noun:

• telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece
• making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call ➜ 電話口に出る【でんわぐちにでる】

expression / adjective:

• sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue ➜ 口の悪い

expression / ichidan verb:

• to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby - colloquialism ➜ 泥のように眠る

noun / ~する noun:

• realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition - four character idiom

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to till a rice paddy; to plough a rice paddy (plow)

noun:

• salted entrails of a sea cucumber; salted entrails of a trepang ➜ 海鼠【こ】

noun:

• head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be a bit hungry; to be a bit peckish ➜ 小腹【こばら】・腹が空く【はらがすく】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby - idiom

noun:

• land owned by a Shinto shrine
• land owned by a company ➜ 社有地【しゃゆうち】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
• to hang oneself - in the form 首を吊る ➜ 首を吊る
• to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth - Sumo term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes) - usually written using kana alone
• to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight - usually written using kana alone

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) ➜ 土を固める【つちをかためる】
• to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
• to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) ➜ 身を固める【みをかためる】
• to fortify; to reinforce; to support ➜ 国境を固める【こっきょうをかためる】・嘘で固める【うそでかためる】
• to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) - in the form に身をかためる
• to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise
• to tie tightly; to fasten
• to hold a bow fully drawn