expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have a trade; to have a vocation ➜ 手に職をつける

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to be conspicuous; to stand out - idiom

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to keep face; to save face; to not lose face

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to) - idiom

expression:

• (deciding to do something) abruptly; at the turn of a dime - usu. as 足元から鳥が立つように - idiom

godan ~つ verb:

• to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the marketplace [literal] - idiom

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar - from そそり立つ - colloquialism ➜ そそり立つ

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand all around (e.g. bamboo, pines, pampas grass)

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position - idiom

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself