ichidan verb / transitive:

• to take along; to hold in the hand
• to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist) ➜ 下げる【さげる】

noun:

• now-now-ism; being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future

expression:

• the day is short, and the work is much; my goal is still a long way off - proverb

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become fine (of fabric)
• to be checkmated - Shōgi term
• to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to reach the limits

noun:

• appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.
• literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning
• face (of a printing type)

noun / ~する noun:

• thought; thinking; contemplation; consideration - esp. しい
• using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation; concentrated thought; deliberating; pondering; reflecting - esp. しゆい - Buddhism term

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi - Sumo term

noun:

• battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry ➜ 鬨の声

noun / ~する noun:

• rushing at the enemy ➜ 突貫

noun:

• preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism) ［おしょう］ - honorific language
• preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism) ［かしょう］ - honorific language
• preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism) ［わじょう］ - usu. 和上 - honorific language
• second highest priestly rank in Buddhism ➜ 法眼
• monk (esp. the head monk of a temple) ［おしょう・かしょう］
• master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

noun:

• general; admiral
• head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin
• old chap; mate; boss; chief; man - familiar or jocular term for addressing a male - familiar language
• athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun / ~する noun:

• declaration of intent; declaration of intention; expression of one's intention; manifestation of intention

expression / ichidan verb:

• to die in (a foreign land); to engage in something until death comes; to do something for the rest of one's life

expression:

• person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger [literal] - idiom

noun / ~の noun:

• three stars (shape)
• three stars (for quality, e.g. Michelin stars)

noun:

• Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ➜ 参【しん】

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to) - idiom

expression:

• (deciding to do something) abruptly; at the turn of a dime - usu. as 足元から鳥が立つように - idiom

noun:

• day off (between working days)
• 50th, 53rd, 55th or 59th day of the sexagenary cycle ➜ 八専
• non-fever day (when running an intermittent fever, e.g. malaria)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way
• to have enough (of); to be disgusted with

noun:

• cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)

noun:

• box in which ashes of the deceased are kept; box in which a funerary urn is kept

noun:

• white night (i.e. at the North or South Pole); short night; night under the midnight sun

noun:

• six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu) ➜ 三途の川

expression:

• in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

noun / ~する noun:

• headstand ➜ 逆立ち【さかだち】
• doing one's best; doing something to the best of one's ability

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations Antonym: 規則を破る

counter:

• counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi