expression / adjective:

• to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with - idiom

noun:

• fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength
• mochi received from one's parents after giving birth ➜ 汁の餅
• mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to put on top of another
• to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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

noun:

• Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266) ➜ 三国【さんごく】
• Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out - idiom

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list
• to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into
• to ruin; to squander; to empty
• to drink (alcohol)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; to have hair on one's heart [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere
• to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you - slang - abbreviation ➜ じわじわ・じわじわ来る

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you - colloquialism ➜ じわじわ

noun:

• quadruple time; four-four time; common time - Music term
• the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum) - Music term ➜ 囃子【はやし】・笛【ふえ】・大鼓【おおつづみ】・小鼓【こつづみ】・太鼓【たいこ】

noun / ~する noun:

• running (for election); coming forward as a candidate
• going on horseback
• going in person
• letting out a horse; taking out a horse - archaism

noun:

• town order (Edo period); order issued by a shogun or daimyo affecting a whole town, and passed on by town officials

noun:

• one's turn; one's shift ➜ 順番
• one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

noun:

• rice tax (ritsuryo system); rice levy; tax on rice fields ➜ 田租
• annual tribute; annual tax

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way - esp. 道を空ける
• to pave the way for; to open up opportunity - esp. 道を開ける

noun:

• self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk

noun:

• bus on a circular route; bus following a circular route

noun:

• one's world view; one's view of life; essay on life

expression:

• rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame [literal] - proverb ➜ 据え膳【すえぜん】

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on
• to cast an amorous glance at - archaism

adverb:

• at hand; on hand; nearby; close at hand

noun:

• way of moving one's arms; skill
• money at hand; pocket money
• grip; handle

noun:

• leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock) ➜ っぱなし