expression:

• Out of Asia and Into Europe (slogan calling for Japan to align itself with the West) - four character idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to coil itself (e.g. a snake)
• to loaf around

expression:

• I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself - proverb

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label

noun:

• lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself

expression:

• the very image of health itself; picture of health

noun:

• Japanese inn priding itself on its cuisine; Japanese-style restaurant with an attached inn

adverb:

• all by itself; naturally; spontaneous; all by oneself - archaism

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out ➜ 染み出る
• to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to manifest itself; to manifest oneself

noun / ~する noun:

• the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot - four character idiom

noun:

• Argument for Leaving Asia; editorial written in 1885 by Fukuzawa Yukichi arguing that Japan should align itself with the West rather than China and Korea; Datsu-A Ron

expression:

• a wholesome household can not be disturbed from the outside; a house divided against itself cannot stand; a firm fence keeps the dogs out [literal] - proverb

noun:

• bus without a step up into it, usually because it lowers itself or has a lift; low-floor bus - From English "non-step bus"

noun:

• disguised contracting; fake subcontract; hiring a temporary employee and paying for the completion of the work rather than the work itself, thereby avoiding have to pay benefits

adverb:

• in itself; as it is; in its own way; as suits the occasion ➜ 形【なり】
• within its capacity; within limitations

godan ~く verb:

• to blow through; to blow over; to blow itself out

expression:

• tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow [literal] - proverb

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to become covered in moss; to be moss-covered; to have moss growing on itself; to become aged (e.g. building, stone)

expression:

• tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them - proverb

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to run (of liquid); to spread
• to blur; to blot; to be blurred
• to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
• to show through (of feelings, emotions, etc.); to reveal itself

expression:

• a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree [literal]; good luck does not always repeat itself - proverb