expression:

• a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next - proverb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to roll; to tumble
• to fall over; to roll over
• to lie down
• to be scattered about; to be lying around
• (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
• to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees

ichidan verb:

• to look afar
• to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one's respects
• to beg; to make a supplication
• to see (something or someone of high status) - sometimes used sarcastically in modern Japanese - humble language

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about ➜ 省みる【かえりみる】
• to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to look over one's shoulder
• to consider; to concern oneself about; to take notice of; to pay attention to; to take into consideration - usu. in the negative

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to feel self-conscious; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet; to get the jitters
• to be startled; to be surprised; to be shocked; to feel frightened; to be spooked - colloquialism
• to be shy; to be bashful - archaism

expression:

• when it's important; when it comes to the crunch; when push comes to shove; when it comes to the point; in one's hour of need; at the critical moment ➜ いざ

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear - usu 履く or 穿く
• to affix a sword to one's hip - usu. 佩く or 帯く
• to affix a bowstring to a bow

noun:

• Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas ［さんぞん］ - Buddhism term
• The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns ［さんぞん］ - Buddhism term ➜ 三宝
• head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern) ［さんぞん］ ➜ 三尊天井
• the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock; to set aside
• to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills)
• to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to loosen; to slacken Antonym: 締める
• to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
• to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
• to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
• to make more gradual (of a slope)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to let go of; to release; to drop
• to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell
• to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go; to part with
• to temporarily stop working

noun:

• cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from one's everyday fire for performing Shinto rites; cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from mourning people, menstruating women, etc.

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with
• to make changes to; to tinker with; to tamper with ［いじる］
• to dabble in; to do as a hobby; to play around with ［いじる］
• to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.) ［まさぐる］

noun:

• pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones) - esp. 重ね

counter:

• counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.) - esp. 重ね; used after a word from the "hito-futa-mi" counting system

noun:

• layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat - esp. 襲
• combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours) - esp. 襲 - abbreviation ➜ かさねの色目【かさねのいろめ】

noun:

• dropping; losing - abbreviation
• missing item; something one forgot to write down
• trap
• wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed
• conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
• metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi ➜ 落とし掛け

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
• to rustle; to swoosh
• to make merry
• to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss
• to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered
• to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited

noun:

• miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.)
• cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.) ➜ 厨子棚
• (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors ➜ 厨子甕

expression / ichidan verb:

• to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to lose one's breath
• to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to collapse
• to die

godan ~つ verb:

• to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
• to possess; to have; to own
• to maintain; to keep
• to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
• to take charge of; to be in charge of

noun:

• traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree ➜ 小正月・祝い棒

noun:

• one mobile telephone ring (used by companies, usually sex-related, to register a phone number on a mobile in the hope people will return the call. Also used between acquaintances when swapping telephone numbers, or to get another person to call oneself)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet
• to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to make up to; to gain someone's trust
• to get in close to one's opponent - Martial Arts, Sumo term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to
• to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate
• to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off
• to acknowledge; to admit ➜ 自他ともに許す
• to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down ➜ 心を許す・気を許す
• to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield