expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to appear the same; to be like; to seem to be; to be similar to

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down - esp. 下りる
• to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount - esp. 降りる
• to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit
• to be granted; to be issued; to be given - esp. 下りる
• to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) - esp. 降りる
• to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm) - esp. 下りる ➜ 下り物

noun:

• the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be up-to-date; to be relevant; to respond to the times ➜ 呼応

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain

noun:

• two books on the art of war in ancient China; the secrets (essence) of the art of war; secrets of successful life; precepts for living - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers ➜ 下達上通・上達

noun:

• Chinese coinage produced during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (used in Japan from the Muromachi period to the early Edo period)

noun:

• holiday ➜ 紋日
• day on which prostitutes had to receive clients (or pay their own fee to avoid doing so) - archaism

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a roaring sound (of water or wind); sound of feet stamping on the ground - onomatopoeia

interjection:

• whoa! (command used to stop or quieten down a horse, etc.) ➜ どう

noun / ~の noun:

• putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation ➜ 命をかける

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• option; optional; selecting an option

noun:

• optional extra
• individual item; separate item; service supplied on its own, without accompanying services
• option - Finance term

noun:

• amateur wrestling on a street corner or in an empty field (esp. in autumn) - Sumo term
• wrestling show in a roadside tent - Sumo term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to disappear into; to be lost in; to slip into; to get mixed in among
• to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)
• to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar
• to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.); to forget about
• to be distracted by; to be too absorbed in

godan ~う verb:

• to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled - esp. 叶う
• to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with - esp. 適う ➜ 道理に適う
• to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat) - esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation)
• to break into the lead; to get ahead
• to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)
• to break out (of a loop) - IT term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button
• to bungle up the order - idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to draw (the winning ticket)
• to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position) ➜ 当てはめる

noun:

• (on the) street

~の noun:

• on the earth

noun:

• on the snow

noun:

• on the air

noun:

• on the shelf

noun:

• on the lake