lower nidan verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to give; to let one have; to do for one - archaism ➜ 呉れる

noun:

• entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination - four character idiom

noun / prefix noun:

• having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; majoring in ... - abbreviation - slang ➜ 専門

noun:

• first; foremost; number one priority - archaism
• doing as one pleases; acting selfishly - archaism
• fired brick - archaism

expression:

• behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching - proverb ➜ 傍若無人【ぼうじゃくぶじん】

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to cut deep into
• to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to raid; to attack
• to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

noun:

• attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees

expression / ~よい adjective:

• it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ... - usu. verb-て...

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to be under impression that; to be convinced that; to imagine that; to set one's heart on; to be bent on

noun:

• haggis (traditional Scottish dish made from a sheep's offal cooked in the animal's stomach)

noun:

• root (of a plant)
• root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.)
• root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis
• one's true nature
• (fishing) reef

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
• to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
• to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments
• to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly - as 心に刻む, etc. ➜ 心に刻む
• to have tattooed - archaism
• to torment - archaism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly
• to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

adverbial noun / noun:

• limit; limits; bounds
• degree; extent; scope
• as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much
• unless (after neg. verb)
• the end; the last

suffix:

• as long as; only

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag

noun:

• one-line fact; one-line information; information (explanation) provided in a few scanty words - four character idiom

noun:

• martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport

noun:

• martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport - abbreviation ➜ 格闘技

noun:

• Noraism; women breaking with family and seeking individual freedom (from heroine in Ibsen's "Doll's House")

expression:

• once a beggar, always a beggar; if one begs for three days, one cannot stop [literal] - proverb

expression:

• what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing - proverb

noun:

• position (where one is standing); place where one stands
• position (in society); status; role; station

noun / ~する noun:

• writing down what one hears; account of what one hears

noun:

• first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus ➜ 終発
• departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to do - honorific language
• to eat; to drink
• to put on; to wear
• to buy
• to ride
• to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one's fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku)

suffix / ichidan verb:

• used to show respect - used after the -masu stem of a verb - archaism - honorific language

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath
• to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way
• to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender
• to sell
• to postpone; to put off; to defer