noun:

• first-time adoption; initial application (e.g. of a new technology)

noun:

• (establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

noun:

• nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis) - slang - Sports term

noun:

• overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
• to vomit; to throw up
• to recover (of a market price)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
• to hang oneself - in the form 首を吊る ➜ 首を吊る
• to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth - Sumo term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes) - usually written using kana alone
• to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight - usually written using kana alone

noun / ~する noun:

• reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. candidacy); pulling out (e.g. race); excusing oneself

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin); to sag (ceiling)
• to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

noun:

• main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith

noun:

• general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement

noun / ~する noun:

• molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

noun / ~する noun:

• cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

noun / suffix noun:

• projection; reflection; image; reception (e.g. TV); picture quality - esp. 写り

noun:

• match; harmony - esp.映り

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bake; to plate; to print; to fire (e.g. pottery); to stain
• to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (e.g. load, patronage of customers, etc.); to hold on to

noun:

• leveling; levelling; equalization; alleviation (e.g. of unemployment); harmonization

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated - idiom

noun:

• first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter); superb person; excellent person

adverb / ~する noun:

• having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly - often きりっとした - onomatopoeia ➜ きりり

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
• to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest) ➜ 惹く【ひく】・注意を引く
• to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
• to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
• to draw (a line, plan, etc.) ➜ 図面を引く
• to catch (a cold) ➜ 風邪を引く
• to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) ➜ 弾く【ひく】
• to look up (e.g. a dictionary); to consult ➜ 辞書を引く
• to haul; to pull (vehicles) - esp. 牽く
• to subtract; to deduct
• to recede; to ebb; to fade
• to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
• to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
• to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
• to hold (e.g. a note)
• to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to move back; to draw back; to recede ➜ 退く【ひく】
• to lessen; to subside; to ebb ➜ 退く【ひく】
• to resign; to retire; to quit ➜ 退く【ひく】

noun:

• below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
• bottom
• beneath; underneath
• just after; right after - as 下から, 下より, etc.

noun / ~の noun:

• inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior)

noun:

• trade-in ➜ 下取り

prefix noun:

• preliminary; preparatory ➜ 下準備

noun / ~の noun / adverbial noun / suffix noun:

• above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
• top; summit
• surface; on
• before; previous
• superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder)
• on top of that; besides; what's more
• upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after)
• matters concerning...; as concerns ...
• since (i.e. "for that reason") - as ...上は

suffix noun:

• suffix indicating higher social standing - honorific language ➜ 父上
• place of one's superior (i.e. the throne) - archaism
• emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo - archaism
• noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman) - archaism

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
• to lower; to reduce; to bring down
• to demote; to move back; to pull back
• to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)