expression / ichidan verb:

• to reveal one's upbringing (through one's words, actions, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away ➜ お里・親の顔が見たい

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve - idiom

~する verb (spec.):

• to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

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

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability

noun:

• (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance) - four character idiom
• establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)

expression:

• burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom [literal] - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to give your seat to someone; to offer your seat

ichidan verb:

• to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have time free; to have time to spare

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do ➜ 遣らせる

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

noun:

• written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)
• a text written entirely in kana
• graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries)
• notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.)
• rough draft

noun:

• drawing hot water; person who draws hot water
• employee who pours clean hot water used for rinsing in a bathhouse
• ladle (esp. used in bath houses)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to have the ladder pulled out from under one [literal]

expression / ichidan verb:

• to drag things out; to creep up slowly on the point; to strangle (execute) slowly with a silk cord (instead of quickly with a rope) [literal]

expression / ichidan verb:

• to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades) ➜ 打ち込む【うちこむ】

noun:

• (yarn) count

suffix:

• n-th place (e.g. in a race); n-th in position (e.g. a starting lineup) - as in 二番手 ➜ 一番手

expression / ichidan verb:

• to harm; to cause harm to

expression:

• be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)