noun:

• working the corners; hitting the corners of the plate; pitcher's technique of throwing a ball aiming at the edge of the strike zone - Baseball term - From English "corner work"
• cornering skill (skating, driving, etc.)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to take for granted; to assume
• to pretend (to be); to act as if one were ...; to fancy oneself as being
• to do intentionally; to persist in doing

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to harm one's health; to injure one's health; to be harmful to one's health

noun:

• the "three noes principle" of no drive (indolence), no interest (indifference), and no sense of responsibility (irresponsibility), the term describing the temperament of the Japanese youth of the 1970s - four character idiom

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to occur to one; to cross one's mind

lower nidan verb (archaic) / transitive:

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

noun:

• last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3 or 4); holiday for end of winter (accompanied by a bean scattering ceremony)
• last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar) - original meaning

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】

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child
• to provide for a child (children)

adverb:

• at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously

expression:

• as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits

noun:

• probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter - four character idiom

noun:

• baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood - Buddhism term
• baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism) - Buddhism term
• pouring water onto a gravestone - Buddhism term
• teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to drink away one's money; to be a sot; to get wasted
• to drink someone under the table

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain
• to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
• to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on an air; to assume an attitude
• to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign
• to plan; to scheme

expression / ichidan verb:

• to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head

adverb / conjunction:

• that is; namely; i.e.

noun:

• shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories

noun:

• extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings

noun:

• work of art or literature that brings fame

noun:

• rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

adjectival noun / noun:

• person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm

noun:

• Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom - Buddhism term

noun:

• rough skin (like that of a shark)

noun:

• emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill