noun:

• life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)

noun:

• (Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times; to guard the tree stub [literal] - from a fable appearing in the Han Feizi - idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to come off; to be worn off
• to fade; to discolor; to discolour

godan ~る verb:

• to neighbor (neighbour); to be next to (esp. to live next door to) ➜ 隣

~する verb (spec.) / suffix:

• to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love

expression / ichidan verb:

• to already have enough; to already have what one needs - often used in turning down an offer ➜ 間に合う
• to be on time

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be below the cost; to sell below cost

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to welter in blood; to be covered in blood

~する verb (spec.):

• to cry; to shed tears; to be moved to tears

godan ~る verb:

• to show unwillingness to do; to be reluctant to do

expression:

• to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:

• to decrease; to be reduced; to grow less; to abate

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:

• to reduce; to lessen; to cut down; to mitigate; to diminish
• to subtract; to deduct; to take off

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to decrease; to be reduced; to grow less; to abate

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reduce; to lessen; to cut down; to mitigate; to diminish
• to subtract; to deduct; to take off

expression / ichidan verb:

• to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes - idiom ➜ 目からウロコの落ちる

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool ➜ 粋がる

expression:

• size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle [literal] - proverb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

expression / ichidan verb:

• to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
• to favor; to favour; to be partial to

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to eat; to drink; to wolf; to knock back - vulgar
• to receive (e.g. a blow)
• to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• (following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services

expression:

• in order to be(come)... ➜ となる
• since it amounts to...
• since it is advantageous to...

expression / adjective:

• not be concerned at all; not mind at all; not care a bit ➜ 気になる