ichidan verb / transitive:

• to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to die away
• to be estranged

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to
• to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; to hang around
• to be confused from not knowing what to do

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)

ichidan verb:

• to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

expression:

• but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker; phrase poking fun at people describing their ideal male partner, as a postscript - humorous term

adjective:

• good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable - also いい (all senses) ➜ いい
• sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared ➜ いい
• profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ➜ いい
• OK ➜ いい

expression:

• a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; a broken mirror will never shine again [literal] - proverb

expression:

• when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked [literal]

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to plant oneself; to settle in
• to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound
• to understand; to be reasonable

yodan ~る verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to cause heartache because of a (hidden) love; to be miserable because of love - archaism

expression:

• Just a short note to tell you ...; This will just be a short note - set formula of greeting used by a man at the beginning of a brief note - male language - four character idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally - idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach
• to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be reluctant to answer; to hesitate to answer

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become a yokozuna; to be a yokozuna - Sumo term ➜ 横綱【よこづな】

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be brought to mind; to come to mind ➜ 偲ぶ

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go to heaven; to be called to heaven

expression / noun:

• red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

expression / adjective:

• mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable - idiom

expression:

• one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions - proverb

godan ~す verb:

• to dislocate one's back ➜ 腰を抜かす
• to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs