expression / godan ~す verb:

• to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

expression / ichidan verb:

• to lower the curtain; to come to an end

expression / ichidan verb:

• to come to an end; to close the curtain

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to bring to an end; to close the curtain ➜ 幕になる【まくになる】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to come to an end; to close the curtain

expression / ichidan verb:

• to appear on the stage; to be in the limelight

noun:

• plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped) - abbreviation ➜ 八丈絹・八丈縞

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to miss one's footing
• to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

noun:

• set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

expression / ichidan verb:

• to greet; to call out (to); to start talking (to)
• to invite; to get in touch (with); to give a shout (to); to let (somebody) know (one is in the area or has time to meet, etc.)
• to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cure; to heal - usu. 治す
• to fix; to correct; to repair - usu. 直す

auxiliary verb:

• to do over again - after -masu base of verb; usu. 直す
• to replace; to put back as it was - usu. 直す - Kansai dialect
• to convert (into a different state); to transform - usu. 直す

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make an attempt on a person's life

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.)

noun / ~の noun:

• metropolitan; municipal

noun:

• whetstone; grindstone ➜ 砥石【といし】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to come to an end; to lower the curtain ➜ 幕を閉じる【まくをとじる】

godan ~る verb:

• to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize

noun:

• tactic of avoiding hitting the ball (e.g. to tire out the pitcher) - Baseball term - From English "waiting"
• waiting; holding back; refraining

noun:

• back pain due to the cold accompanying a snowfall