godan ~う verb:

• to put on; to wear; to be clad in

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to become sick; to fall ill; to be confined to bed

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness) - idiom ➜ 峠を越す
• to cross a pass - orig. meaning

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged ➜ 年を食う【としをくう】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate

expression:

• always dot the i's and cross the t's; don't neglect the slightest detail; be punctilious - proverb

expression:

• harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; a round egg can be cut into a square [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Galapagos phenomenon; Galapagos syndrome; tendency of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) to be designed specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports - because the Galapagos contains many endemic species ➜ ガラパゴス化

expression:

• avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have a lot of influence; to have clout; to be well known

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

expression / adjective:

• have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to ➜ 縁のない

noun:

• price tag; price label; tag displaying a base price which cannot be reduced by negotiation

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

• to pray silently; to have in mind; to be anxious about

noun:

• expulsion room; banishment room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent - colloquialism ➜ 追い出し【おいだし】

~する verb (spec.):

• to cry; to shed tears; to be moved to tears

noun:

• flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words - four character idiom

expression:

• that's right; very well; it would be best to ...

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

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