expression / godan ~す verb:

• to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over ➜ 裏返す
• to look at it from another perspective - usu. as 裏を返せば
• to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

expression:

• enter through the narrow gate (for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction); enter ye in at the strait gate - from Matthew 7:13 - proverb

noun:

• hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil
• to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to be in a ferment; to take place energetically
• to ferment
• to melt (of metal)

noun:

• first day of cherry blossoms reaching full bloom; first day in which at least 80% of the somei yoshino cherry blossom has opened (in a specific region or place)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to harm oneself in an attempt to harm someone else; to spit at the heavens and have one's spit land back on one's face [literal] - proverb ➜ 天に唾する

noun / ~の noun:

• pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose
• letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving at large (e.g. a criminal)

noun:

• free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action

expression / ichidan verb:

• to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak

noun:

• leader; boss
• upper part of a flag
• (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals

noun:

• fire ship
• steamship (esp. a paddle steamer); steamboat ［かせん］
• ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights) ［ひぶね］

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to look at again
• to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review
• to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to improve; to recover (market, illness, etc.)

noun:

• bottle of whiskey (whisky) that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits - From English "keep bottle"

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be spoiled (spoilt); to be dampened; to become subdued (e.g. lively atmosphere); to be unamused or bored; to become apathetic
• to fade; to turn white; to grow light (at dawn)

noun:

• working the corners; hitting the corners of the plate; pitcher's technique of throwing a ball aiming at the edge of the strike zone - Baseball term - From English "corner work"
• cornering skill (skating, driving, etc.)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to crow at the break of dawn (of a rooster, etc.); to mark the dawn; to proclaim the dawn

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to have a dig at
• to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

noun / ~する noun:

• looking up while hitting the ball; keeping one's chin up and not looking at the ball while hitting it - Sports term - From English "head up"

adjective:

• strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough
• strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged
• good (at); skilled; knowledgeable
• being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient - as 〜に強い
• firm; rigid; solid
• intense; strong; fierce; high
• dependable; trustworthy

noun:

• guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane)
• drawing room

noun:

• hair on one's head
• head; top of one's head
• kanji "hair" radical at top ［かみがしら］

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn ➜ 綻ぶ【ほころぶ】
• to begin to open; to begin to bloom ➜ 綻ぶ【ほころぶ】
• to smile broadly; to break into a smile ➜ 綻ぶ【ほころぶ】

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song
• to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down
• to send flying; to strike; to fling; to fire
• to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
• to drive at terrific speed; to barrel along