expression / adjective:

• not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be eager to pursue one's own interests; to think only of profit

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be conceited; to think highly of oneself

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to turn (a matter) over in one's mind; to think deeply

noun:

• advisory body; think tank

noun:

• post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly - slang - humorous term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get one's head around; to think about

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect ➜ 顧みる

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of; to strike on; to hit on an answer; to seize the crux of a problem

adverb:

• presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought; upon reflection

suffix / godan ~る verb:

• to show signs of being; to feel; to think - on adj-stem to represent another's apparent emotion
• to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if
• to want; to desire; to be anxious to; to be eager to ➜ たがる

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to amuse oneself; to be amused; to enjoy; to think fun

expression / adverb:

• openly; in public; without caring what others think

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think
• to lord it over; to have great influence

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through ➜ 考え事に耽る

expression:

• you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too

expression:

• it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was)

noun:

• to dote upon; to pity; to cherish; to think tenderly of ➜ 愛しがる【いとしがる】・愛おしむ【いとおしむ】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

particle:

• you said; he said; she said; they said - casual quoting particle ➜ と
• if ... then - indicates supposition
• do you seriously think that - as かって; indicates a satirical or rhetorical question
• I already told you; you should know by now that; of course - indicates certainty, insistence, emphasis, etc.
• the said ... - abbr. of という
• says that ... - abbr. of と言っている
• I hear that ... - abbr. of と聞いている
• as for the term ... - abbr. of とは, というのは
• as for ... - equiv. of は topic marker

~する verb (irregular):

• to do; to carry out; to perform
• to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
• to serve as; to act as; to work as
• to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
• to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as - as 〜にする,〜とする
• to decide on; to choose - as 〜にする

~する verb (irregular) / intransitive verb:

• to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) - as 〜がする
• to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
• to be worth; to cost
• to pass (of time); to elapse

~する verb (irregular) / transitive:

• to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B - as AをBにする
• to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B - as AをBにする
• to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B - as AをBにする
• to feel A about B - as AをBにする

suffix / ~する verb (irregular):

• verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")

auxiliary verb / ~する verb (irregular):

• creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") ➜ お願いします・御
• to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to - as 〜うとする,〜ようとする ➜ とする

adverb / ~する noun:

• motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still - じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare. - onomatopoeia
• fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)
• patiently (endure); stoically
• firmly (e.g. hold); restrained

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; to take in; to dupe; to deceive

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to think up a plan; to think over a plan
• to discuss; to consult

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to create; to bring forth; to produce
• to invent; to think up and bring into being
• to give birth to; to bear