expression / godan ~く verb:

• to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

expression / ichidan verb:

• to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to blow water (whale, blowhole, etc.); to spout
• to squirt (female ejaculation) - colloquialism - vulgar

expression / ichidan verb:

• to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

noun:

• chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook - Kantō dialect ➜ 板場【いたば】
• area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board - orig. meaning

noun:

• mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "a" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "u" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "e" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "o" - Linguistics term ➜ 五十音

noun:

• Silver Week (any long string of Japanese public holidays other than Golden Week) - colloquialism ➜ ゴールデンウィーク

noun:

• sugidama; ball made from sprigs of Japanese cedar, traditionally hung in the eaves of sake breweries

noun:

• playing cards bearing proverbs in the traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

noun:

• Asian countries with strong anti-Japanese sentiment (i.e. China, South Korea, and North Korea) - colloquialism

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination - abbreviation ➜ 高等学校卒業程度認定試験

noun:

• Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates; Japanese high-school equivalency examination - abbreviation ➜ 高校卒業程度認定試験

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment - idiom

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips) ➜ 尖らせる【とがらせる】
• to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge ➜ 尖らせる【とがらせる】
• to raise (e.g. one's voice) ➜ 尖らせる【とがらせる】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips) ➜ 尖らす【とがらす】
• to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge ➜ 尖らす【とがらす】
• to raise (e.g. one's voice) ➜ 尖らす【とがらす】

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.)
• to be left out; to be crowded out

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in time for
• to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)