ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to shorten; to move closer together

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reduce (spending); to conserve

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do - usu. as 根を詰める ➜ 根を詰める

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to work out (details)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be on duty; to be stationed

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
• to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) - the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai ➜ 指を詰める

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break
• to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
• to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to stick through; to force through
• to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse
• to make a path between two points
• to proceed in a logical manner ➜ 筋を通す【すじをとおす】
• to let pass; to allow through
• to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in
• to go through (a middleman)
• to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)
• to pass (a law, applicant, etc.)
• to force to accept; to force agreement
• to continue (in a state); to persist in
• to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...
• to do from beginning to end without a break - in the form とおして…する
• to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party
• to do to the end; to carry through; to complete - after the -te form of a verb

noun:

• break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout - Sumo term

noun:

• make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament
• ozeki-ranked wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament - Sumo term

expression:

• just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break through a siege ➜ 囲み

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a dam; to burst out

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to suddenly break with a snap; to suddenly get cut off
• to snap; to become furious

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を守る

noun:

• plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を破る

noun:

• aiming for a lucky break (e.g. in horse racing, betting on an unlikely horse)

noun:

• New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction ➜ 鍬入れ

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to run off; to break into a run; to start running

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break the record; to break a record

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bust down a door; to break a door open

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin to dance; to break into a dance

godan ~す verb:

• to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to break in (a horse)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

noun:

• break between the light meal and the actual serving of tea (during a formal tea ceremony)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud)
• to make a young woman one's own thing

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to have (break out into) a broad (suggestive) grin