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 / 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 / adjective:

• unthinkable; extraordinary; preposterous; cannot be

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

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

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding
• to act formally; to act stiffly

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to take care; to mind; to be attentive ➜ 心する

expression / conjunction:

• ... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute - four character idiom

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

yodan ~る verb (archaic):

• to come; to go; to be - archaism - honorific language ➜ いらっしゃる

auxiliary verb:

• be; is - usu. after the particle で; forms a polite copula ➜ であります

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion ➜ 胸一杯

ichidan verb:

• to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be preeminent
• to tower above (the surrounding landscape)