expression:

• experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught [literal]

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be evasive; to give an evasive answer
• to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate
• to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation
• to make do with

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to leave; to go away
• to pass; to elapse
• to be distant

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to send away; to drive off; to divorce

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to (do) completely - after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb

pre-noun adjectival:

• last ... (e.g. "last April") ［去る］ Antonym: 来る【きたる】

adjectival noun:

• seeming to be for a certain reason; seeming to indicate there are special circumstances; seeming to indicate there is more than meets the eye

expression / ichidan verb:

• to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne ➜ 座を占める
• to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship ➜ 座を占める

expression / ichidan verb:

• to carry a bomb [literal]; to have a bomb about to go off
• to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse

noun:

• sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar
• turtleneck (sweater)
• someone who cannot swim

adverb:

• or; otherwise
• furthermore; also
• perhaps; by some chance; possibly - archaism
• that being said; be that as it may - archaism
• however; but - archaism
• not to mention; needless to say - archaism
• as expected; sure enough - archaism
• really; at all - used to express emphatic denial, suspicion, or emotion - archaism

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

~の noun:

• collared; having a collar

noun:

• lifestyle; circumstances; what can be observed about one's wealth by looking at one's collar - archaism
• one's collar when wearing multiple kimonos - obscure term ➜ 襟元

expression:

• anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time [literal] - proverb

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to blame; to reproach; to censure; to rebuke; to reprove; to find fault; to take to task; to criticize; to criticise
• to question (a suspect); to challenge

ichidan verb:

• to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated; to get inflamed

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to prick (one's conscience) ➜ 気が咎める

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

• to keep; to preserve; to hold; to retain; to maintain; to sustain

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to last; to endure; to keep well (food); to wear well; to be durable

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh - Kansai dialect

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told - humble language
• to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to visit - humble language
• to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) - from 御機嫌を伺う

expression:

• what's up with; what's the deal with; what's to be done with - colloquialism

expression:

• it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be mad; to go mad; to go insane - colloquialism

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent
• to resonate clearly (e.g. voice)
• to become serene; to become tranquil; to be free of worries
• to pronounce as an unvoiced sound ➜ 清音

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to treat with sympathy; to console; to be kind to; to appreciate
• to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse; to soothe

expression:

• everything comes in handy when used correctly; use the right tools for the right job; fools and (blunt) scissors have to be used in the right way - 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)

godan ~る verb:

• to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back

godan ~る verb:

• to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities ➜ へたばる・尻餅