godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• devote oneself to
• to do as one pleases; to act selfishly

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to put one's heart into; to completely devote oneself to - idiom

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

noun:

• bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass
• quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio ［どろぬま・ドロぬま］

noun:

• type of bed linen resembling a large beach towel and used to cover oneself in hot weather - From English "towel blanket"

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to keep to oneself; to bear in mind

noun / ~する noun:

• worrying oneself (about); being anxious (about); fidgeting (about) - four character idiom

ichidan verb:

• to talk to oneself; to mutter ➜ 独り言つ

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

godan ~る verb:

• to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to imitate; to copy; to mimic
• to enter someone as a candidate
• to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back)
• to compare; to liken

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to imitate; to copy; to mimic ➜ 擬する
• to enter someone as a candidate
• to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back)
• to compare; to liken

~と adverb / adverb:

• ticktock - onomatopoeia
• chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• dry and hard; (frozen) stiff - onomatopoeia
• hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted - onomatopoeia
• scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened - onomatopoeia

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.)
• to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into
• to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up - Sumo term

expression:

• if you are prepared you don't have to worry; 'tis good to have a shelter against every storm; when one is prepared, difficulties do not come - proverb

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to lean against; to lean on; to recline on
• to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose

noun:

• one's course of action; deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it - four character idiom

noun:

• awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

noun / ~する noun:

• ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)

noun / ~する noun:

• submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)

noun / ~する noun:

• crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation