noun:

• one's specialty; one's forte
• specialty of a kabuki school

noun:

• one's true character; one's true self; oneself
• seriousness; earnestness

noun:

• story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

noun:

• exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

noun / ~する noun:

• clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation) - four character idiom

noun:

• one's face turning red; with a flush on one's face - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• improvement in one's luck; changing one's luck ➜ 縁起直し

noun:

• articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries

expression / ichidan verb:

• to leave one's post; to walk out on one's job

expression / noun:

• food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice) - unorthodox version of 荒らげる ➜ 荒らげる

noun / ~する noun:

• putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high ➜ そっくり返る

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to engrave in one's heart; to inscribe on one's bones [literal] - idiom

noun:

• shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs) ➜ 貧乏ゆすり
• very slight movement - as 貧乏揺るぎもしない - archaism ➜ 貧乏揺るぎもしない

noun:

• iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

noun / ~する noun:

• realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered - four character idiom

adverb:

• involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

adverb:

• before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently; knowingly

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind - idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• quitting one's job as a government official to return to live quietly in one's own native region

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make good use of one's spare moments
• to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)