expression / godan ~る verb:

• to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot (fig. only); to start a conversation

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from

noun:

• very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

noun:

• opposite the front; front seats in a theater; stalls; orchestra seats
• (seat facing) south side of ring - Sumo term

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's flowers are redder [literal] - proverb

noun:

• the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives

noun / ~する noun:

• north face; north side; the north; facing north

noun:

• American position; American side; American representatives; American delegation

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to shake off; to shake free from
• to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing
• to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
• to reject (request); to ignore

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from
• to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce
• to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

noun / ~の noun:

• metropolitan; municipal

noun:

• whetstone; grindstone ➜ 砥石【といし】

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• on the cheap side; comparatively cheap ➜ 高め【たかめ】

noun:

• wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score - Mahjong term

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.)
• to cower; to shrink in on oneself

noun:

• tea ceremony stand with an enclosed shelf (invented by Takeno Jouou)
• small cupboard or closed shelf on the side of a tokonoma ➜ 袋戸棚

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another) ➜ 見分け

noun:

• small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit) - abbreviation ➜ 身八つ口

noun:

• paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

noun:

• wild dog; Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus ssp.); golden jackal
• side-striped jackal (carnivore, Canis adustus)

~の noun / noun:

• longish; moderately long ➜ 長め

noun:

• stretcher; long side of timber (etc.), or a timber placed lengthwise - Architecture term
• long road - archaism

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

noun:

• small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's salted rice bran paste (smells sweeter) [literal] - proverb

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; other people's flowers are redder [literal] - proverb