noun:

• stone(s) used to weigh down a fishing net - obscure term

noun:

• sit-down strike

noun:

• down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)

noun:

• discontent; being weighed down emotionally; heavy heart - idiom

noun:

• dew that trickles down from a flower - poetical term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water)
• to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in

adverb:

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

noun:

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

conjunction:

• for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
• because of; as a result of

expression:

• victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm - four character idiom

noun:

• getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus - colloquialism

noun:

• wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar
• chip; crack; scratch; nick
• flaw; defect; weakness; weak point ➜ 玉に疵
• stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour
• (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings ➜ 心の傷

noun:

• bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink (named after the robber Goemon Ishikawa, who was boiled to death in one)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to attend a meeting; to have the honor of being present at a meeting; to soil the lowest seat by one's presence [literal] - humble language

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to put back up; to stand back up
• to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to reorganize; to rearrange; to put right; to recover; to put back on its feet
• to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate; to revise

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

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps ➜ ひきかえす

expression:

• things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy - idiom

expression / adverb:

• as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

expression:

• sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge - four character idiom

noun:

• texture; grain
• one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; bare skin; scalp
• surface of the earth; bare ground
• surface of a sword blade

noun / ~する noun:

• losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent
• losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard

noun:

• fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried
• Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder - abbreviation ➜ 巻繊汁
• black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed - orig. meaning - archaism

expression / godan ~く verb:

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

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have both the looks and the substance; to be a compassionate and just person; to be interesting and instructive - idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to pick up
• to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take up (a topic, complaint, etc.); to listen to; to deal with; to feature
• to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke
• to deliver (a baby)
• to collect (taxes)