noun:

• (getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired - four character idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft
• to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to cover something with something
• to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to) - idiom

expression:

• (deciding to do something) abruptly; at the turn of a dime - usu. as 足元から鳥が立つように - idiom

noun:

• role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)

expression:

• I am writing to you; I am (taking the liberty of) getting in touch with you - template phrase used in business writing - polite language

godan ~く verb:

• to spread out; to lay out
• to take a position
• to impose widely (e.g. over a city) ➜ 法令を敷く

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to do something useless; to paint the lily; to gild refined gold; to build a roof atop the roof [literal] ➜ 屋上架屋

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to affect a serene mood; to affect a serious demeanor; to act prudishly; to assume an air of superiority

expression / ichidan verb:

• to close one's eyes partly; to squint
• to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics

expression / ichidan verb:

• to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself ➜ 馳せる

noun:

• Northern and Southern Dynasties (in Japan: 1336-1392 CE, in China: 420-581 CE)

noun:

• live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)

noun:

• populism (politics) - usu. ポピュリズム ➜ 人民主義
• populism; literary movement in France that emerged in the 1930s ［ポピュリスム］ - From French "populisme"

noun:

• Buddhist missionary, esp. in Jodo, Pure Land, etc. sects; Buddhist minister (in the West)

noun:

• win of a low-ranked wrestler in the extra eighth bout in the tournament - Sumo term

noun:

• loss of a low-ranked wrestler in the extra eighth bout in the tournament - Sumo term