ichidan verb:

• to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself - idiom

expression:

• better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know - proverb ➜ 聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥

expression:

• better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know - proverb

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into
• to disguise oneself as
• to change radically; to metamorphose
• to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

expression:

• better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know - proverb

noun:

• wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids)
• teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids ➜ 半挿【はんぞう】

noun / ~の noun:

• inside and outside; interior and exterior
• inside and outside the country; home and abroad; domestic and foreign ［ないがい］

suffix noun:

• around; about; approximately

noun:

• ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples
• rice dance; rice festival
• tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso - abbreviation - Food term ➜ 田楽焼き
• turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-doufu on both sides - abbreviation ➜ 田楽返し

noun:

• vehicle larger than a light motor vehicle, and subject to automobile registration and tax ➜ 軽自動車

noun:

• cap worn by masked dancer (cap covers hair and nape and reaches to the shoulders)

noun / ~の noun:

• first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon)

noun:

• draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh ［いけじめ］
• fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport) - esp. いけしめ
• killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank - esp. いけしめ

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe ➜ 満を持す

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
• to beg; to make a supplication
• to see (something or someone of high status) - sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese - humble language

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to steam (food, towel, etc.) ➜ 蒸かす

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to be hot and humid; to be sultry

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to go down and stand
• to alight; to get down

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

expression / adjective:

• to be fast at walking and running
• to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs) - idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to have no time to lose; to fight with every minute and every second - idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; to turn to the sky and spit [literal] - idiom ➜ 天に唾する【てんにつばする】

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to spit in the wind; to piss in the wind; to get caught in your own trap; to reap what you sow; to turn to the sky and spit [literal] - idiom

adjective:

• dull (e.g. a knife); blunt ［にぶい］
• thickheaded; obtuse; stupid - のろい is usu. in kana
• dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light) ［にぶい］
• slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic
• indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting ［のろい］

expression / ichidan verb:

• to weigh on a scale
• to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be forced to bear the responsibility and resign; to be driven out of office