expression / ichidan verb:

• to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

expression / ichidan verb:

• to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind - idiom

expression:

• talk is cheap; it's easier to say than to do; building Osaka Castle by talking [literal] - proverb

noun:

• Japanese plum-yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia); Harrington's cephalotaxus; cowtail pine

noun:

• empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace

expression / ichidan verb:

• to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of
• to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle

noun:

• attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

noun:

• autograph; one's own handwriting; personal note

noun:

• blackfin coralfish (Chelmon muelleri); Muller's coralfish; Müller's coralfish

adverb / noun / ~の noun:

• in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion - four character idiom

noun:

• self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk

ichidan verb:

• to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss

noun:

• magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; shadowgraph

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)

noun:

• greater fairy armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus); Burmeister's armadillo; Chacoan fairy armadillo

noun:

• being unable to discern good food from bad; poor person's taste (in food); unsophisticated palate - colloquialism

expression / noun:

• Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty - from Uesugi Kenshin sending salt to his enemy, Takeda Shingen, when Takeda's salt supply had been cut off

noun:

• Imjin War (1592-1597); Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea; battle(s) of Bunroku and Keicho

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark) ➜ 耳が痛い

noun:

• destination; receiver's address; consignee

noun:

• globus pharyngis; lump in one's throat; pharyngolaryngeal paresthesia - Medicine term

noun:

• (of the) genre painting style; (of the) style of painting that depicts people's customs and manners; (of the) type of painting that denotes the life of ordinary people - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• spinning of cocoons; silkworm's last sleep; transformation to the pupa stage