expression:

• to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; a crab digs a hole like its own shell [literal] - idiom

expression:

• those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land (a mantra of Confucianism) - proverb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
• to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking

noun:

• a matter for the police; with the police involved; a brush with the law - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture - idiom

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• picture-perfect; picturesque - idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; to wake a sleeping child [literal]

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand in a line; to stand in a row
• to be equal

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of) ➜ 聞かせる
• to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone) ➜ 聞かせる
• to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by ➜ 聞かせる

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)
• to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone)
• to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks)
• to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever - idiom

expression / godan ~ぐ verb:

• to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment

noun:

• horsepower; HP ➜ 馬力
• home page ［ＨＰ］ - IT term ➜ ホームページ
• half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding) ［ＨＰ］ ➜ ハーフパイプ
• HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game) ［ＨＰ］
• harp ［ｈｐ］ ➜ ハープ

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes)
• to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

yodan ~ふ verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to talk together - archaism
• to be close; to be intimate; to form an intimate relationship (between a man and a woman) - archaism
• to win someone over - archaism

noun:

• 43rd year of the sexagenary cycle (year of the Fire Horse, renowned for disasters and the birth of women destined to kill their husbands)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)

noun:

• one's wife (when speaking with a close friend)
• your wife (when speaking with a junior)

godan ~る verb (irregular) / expression:

• to have a pulse; to be alive
• to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless

expression:

• fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another - idiom

noun:

• request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person

expression:

• not negligible; not a little; to no small degree; to no small extent; quite a lot

expression:

• learn to crawl before you learn to walk; until you ride a horse, ride a cow [literal] - proverb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tie; to fasten; to tighten Antonym: 緩める
• to wear (necktie, belt); to put on
• to total; to sum ➜ 〆る【しめる】
• to be strict with ➜ 緊める【しめる】
• to economize; to economise; to cut down on
• to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again