expression / godan ~す verb:

• to do one's best; to put forth every effort

noun / ~する noun:

• kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees

expression:

• to avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor - idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know ➜ とぼける

noun:

• privately-run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store ➜ 個人商店

noun:

• privately-run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store

noun:

• stories from one's childhood
• children's story; fairy tale

noun:

• former residence status in Japan for foreign students in Japanese language schools and vocational schools (abolished in 2010)

noun:

• book cover; outer wrapper for a book (put on by a bookseller before being handed to a customer) ➜ ブックカバー

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for
• to consent; to agree

godan ~ぶ verb / transitive:

• to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for
• to imagine; to guess; to infer - usually written using kana alone

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to collect
• to solicit; to seek
• to look for evidence; to check; to compare
• to summon

yodan ~ふ verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for - archaism ➜ 偲ぶ
• to imagine; to guess; to infer - archaism ➜ 偲ぶ

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for

noun:

• something painted white; white makeup (for an actor)

~の noun:

• painted white

noun:

• protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something ➜ オゾン層保護法【オゾンそうほごほう】

counter:

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

noun:

• enclosure; fence; wall; pen; paling
• storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.)
• partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies
• mistress - abbreviation ➜ 囲い者
• castle; strong defensive position - Shōgi term

noun / ~する noun:

• rendezvous; meeting; assignation

noun:

• area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony
• waiting room - abbreviation ➜ 待合室【まちあいしつ】
• meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc. - archaism - abbreviation ➜ 待合茶屋【まちあいぢゃや】

noun:

• scaffold; scaffolding
• foothold; footing
• foothold (e.g. in business); foundation; base
• convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail) ➜ 交通の便【こうつうのべん】

noun:

• an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
• accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

expression:

• Defeat is inevitable for an overconfident army; Being arrogant and overconfident inevitably leads to defeat (failure); Pride comes before a fall - four character idiom

noun:

• nailist; someone whose occupation is to cut any type of nail, apply artificial nails (or "nail art") and care for nails