~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to be equal to; to be as good as; to be a match for; to rival

lower nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to get dirty; to become dirty - archaism ➜ 汚れる【よごれる】
• to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity - archaism ➜ 汚れる【よごれる】

adjectival noun / ~の noun / noun:

• straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct - four character idiom

adverb:

• at first; at the outset; to begin with

noun / ~する noun:

• sinking into deep thought; sinking to the depths; contemplation

noun:

• burning at the stake; burning to death

noun:

• do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

expression:

• Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word - four character idiom

noun:

• ability to oppose the thumb; opposable thumb

noun:

• Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim ➜ 四国八十八箇所

noun:

• the journey before one; distance one has to travel

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to dig up; to turn up; to tear up
• to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

noun / ~の noun:

• maximum

adverbial noun:

• to the maximum degree

noun:

• great master of go; great master of shogi

noun:

• 3-5 point (in go); 5-3 point

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to call (someone) to you; to call together; to call to come

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh - Kansai dialect

expression / ~する noun:

• to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own; to find one's feet (legs); to hit (strike) one's stride

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

• whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era

~の noun:

• (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die
• to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to rinse; to wash out - esp. 濯ぐ ➜ 漱ぐ【すすぐ】
• to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace ［すすぐ・そそぐ］ - esp. 雪ぐ

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.)
• to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion