godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)

ichidan verb:

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

expression / ichidan verb:

• to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to remove the astringent taste from persimmons
• to soak in water; to steep in water ［さわす］
• to matte (with black lacquer) ［さわす］

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on ➜ 鉄槌【てっつい】

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

noun:

• ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shochu) with added sugar ➜ 梅【うめ】

noun:

• devil's walking stick (tree) (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree

noun:

• one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a rising and then falling pitch

noun:

• aged paste; microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper

noun:

• Japanese-Spanish (gen. for translations and dictionaries); Japan-Spain (e.g. intercountry trade and relations)

noun:

• lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)

noun:

• the five fundamental seasonings used in Japanese cooking: (in order) sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, miso

noun:

• Seven Bridge; Japanese card game where the '7' card is special

noun:

• Japan Revolutionary Communist League-National Committee; JRCL; Middle Core Faction [literal]; Japanese far-left revolutionary group

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends

noun:

• oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

noun:

• madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi)
• madder (red color)

noun:

• Shōwa Depression (Japanese part of the Great Depression); Showa Depression ➜ 世界大恐慌

noun:

• barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet

noun:

• Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
• mallotus bark (herbal medicine)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form)
• to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board)
• to store

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put a lot of effort (into); to take a strong interest (in); to put great emphasis (on); to show zeal (for) - idiom

expression:

• teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; lecturing to the Buddha [literal]