expression:

• a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; a broken mirror will never shine again [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to have the means to buy - idiom
• to be near (a certain age) - idiom

noun:

• member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade)
• muntin; mullion; member; fret

noun:

• samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) ［さんまい］ - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

suffix noun:

• being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one's heart's content - usu. ざんまい
• prone to; apt to - usu. ざんまい

noun:

• the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948) ➜ 紀元節・四方拝・天長節・明治節

noun:

• one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman
• flesh and bone; (one's) body

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand)
• to own; to obtain

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak through one's tears; to speak with tears in one's eyes

godan ~る verb:

• to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities ➜ へたばる・尻餅

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to anger; to displease; to offend
• to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up - often ...に期待を...

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• serving (of food); helping

noun:

• chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce - abbreviation ➜ 盛り蕎麦

expression:

• (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere - four character idiom

noun:

• sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband

noun:

• washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands
• restroom; lavatory; toilet ➜ お手洗い
• hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

noun / ~する noun:

• committing suicide (to remonstrate or dissuade one's lord); preparing to die in an effort to dissuade one's lord

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become one tile away from completion - Mahjong term ➜ 聴牌
• to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to push up; to force up; to toss
• to pressure one's superiors
• to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to remove one's shirt thus revealing the skin; to remove the upper part of one's garments
• to work with great effort ➜ 片肌脱ぐ・一肌脱ぐ

noun:

• bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern)
• umbrella with bull's-eye pattern - abbreviation ➜ 蛇の目傘

noun:

• lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl