expression:

• you can make friends anywhere; not even in hell is everyone an ogre [literal] - proverb

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to make (someone) do ➜ 為せる
• to allow (someone) to ➜ 為せる

auxiliary verb / godan ~す verb:

• to let; to allow; to cause - aux. verb indicating the causative
• to be permitted to - aux. verb indicating the granting of permission
• to do - aux. verb used as an honorific for others' actions - honorific language

noun:

• swidden - archaism

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make an attempt on a person's life

expression:

• pleased to make your acquaintance (formal phrase used on first meeting someone to encourage them to remember you)

expression:

• you can make friends anywhere; (you can make) acquaintances even in hell [literal] - proverb

expression / ~す verb (precursor to modern する):

• to be unable to make up one's mind; to sit on the fence ➜ 首鼠両端【しゅそりょうたん】

ichidan verb:

• to make a pilgrimage

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make a political issue of (something)

expression / adjective:

• make good use of; make the most of ➜ 無駄にする

noun:

• indigo blue make-up used in Kabuki

adjective / expression:

• make no progress; remain unsettled

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture - idiom

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• picture-perfect; picturesque - idiom

noun:

• make-believe fiction - derogatory term - four character idiom

expression:

• to make a personal judgment on a problem with little insight; to look at the sky through a tube (Zhuangzi) [literal] ➜ 管窺【かんき】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make (someone) accompany ➜ 添う
• to marry (a couple) ➜ 添う

noun:

• fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands, musicians, etc.

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make known

noun:

• roasted millet or rice cake used to make okoshi ➜ 興し【おこし】

~する verb (spec.):

• to make; to produce; to manufacture

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make a cutting remark; to stab someone with a short blade [literal] - idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet ➜ 会わせる
• to expose to; to subject to

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make plans