expression / godan ~く verb:

• to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins ➜ 気を引き締める【きをひきしめる】

adjectival noun:

• with all one's strength; with all one's might

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

noun:

• change in one's looks; change in one's appearance

noun:

• dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life ➜ 死に恥

expression / ichidan verb:

• to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair

expression / ichidan verb:

• to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard

expression / ichidan verb:

• to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

noun:

• plan of a house; arrangement of rooms; list of rooms in an apartment, excluding bathroom and toilet, encoded as a string of digits and letters (e.g. "2DK" for a two-room apartment with a kitchen/dining area)

conjunction:

• if it happens that; if we make ...; if we take ...; if we assume ...; what if ...?

expression / adjective:

• unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye - idiom

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• thundering; purring; grumbling (e.g. stomach) - onomatopoeia
• something large and heavy starting to roll - onomatopoeia
• scattered about; common; commonplace; all over - onomatopoeia
• idleness; idling about - onomatopoeia
• having a foreign substance in (e.g. one's eye or stomach) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• thunder - children's language - onomatopoeia

particle:

• by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.) ➜ からして・として・にして・為る
• indicates patient of a causative expression - as 〜をして in modern Japanese
• acts as a connective - after the ren'youkei form of an adjective
• adds emphasis - after an adverb or a particle

conjunction:

• and then ➜ そして

noun:

• ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip ➜ 禹歩
• dance steps inspired by this ceremony

noun:

• on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play
• shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage

noun / ~する noun:

• swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing
• taking something in without fully understanding it
• accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

noun:

• doing things at one's own pace - From English "my pace"
• doing things one's own way

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity

noun:

• pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation ➜ ばつを合わせる

expression:

• so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery - idiom ➜ 眉唾物【まゆつばもの】