suffix:

• separation from; loss of interest in; independence of; distancing (of oneself) from; disillusionment with; alienation from (something) ［ばなれ］

prefix:

• detached (dwelling, room) ［はなれ］ ➜ 離れ座敷

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that

expression / noun:

• a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way - idiom

noun:

• tax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings

expression:

• even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots [literal] - proverb ➜ 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; to betake oneself to
• to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
• to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey - archaism

expression:

• if everyone crosses against the red light, then there's nothing to be afraid of; there's no reason to feel guilty about doing something bad if everyone does it - proverb

noun:

• fire ship
• steamship (esp. a paddle steamer); steamboat ［かせん］
• ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights) ［ひぶね］

noun:

• mamba (snake of the genus Dendroaspis)
• yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue - abbreviation ➜ ヤマンバ

noun:

• holding a job; being employed ［ゆうしょく］ Antonym: 無職
• being learned; being knowledgeable - archaism
• having great artistic talent; being a skilled performer - archaism
• being well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households - archaism

noun:

• little shop; small shop; small store
• my shop ［しょうてん］ - humble language
• low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel ［こみせ］
• passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region) ［こみせ］

noun:

• bottle of whiskey (whisky) that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits - From English "keep bottle"

ichidan verb:

• to become famous
• to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear; to be published

expression:

• a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances - proverb ➜ 君子豹変【くんしひょうへん】
• the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor - proverb - colloquialism

prefix noun:

• old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

noun:

• udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)
• something very rare (from the legend that it flowers once in 3000 years)
• Japanese fiber banana flower ➜ 芭蕉
• green lacewing eggs ➜ 草蜉蝣

~する verb (irregular):

• to do; to carry out; to perform
• to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
• to serve as; to act as; to work as
• to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
• to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as - as 〜にする,〜とする
• to decide on; to choose - as 〜にする

~する verb (irregular) / intransitive verb:

• to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) - as 〜がする
• to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
• to be worth; to cost
• to pass (of time); to elapse

~する verb (irregular) / transitive:

• to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B - as AをBにする
• to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B - as AをBにする
• to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B - as AをBにする
• to feel A about B - as AをBにする

suffix / ~する verb (irregular):

• verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")

auxiliary verb / ~する verb (irregular):

• creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go") ➜ お願いします・御
• to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to - as 〜うとする,〜ようとする ➜ とする

godan ~う verb:

• to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray - archaism
• to pray for the death or misfortune of another; to curse
• to treat illness with prayer

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

expression:

• when about to go back
• on the way back; on the way home

expression:

• time to pay the piper; time to pay the land tax (in kind) [literal]

noun:

• the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop - Baseball term

noun:

• falling (down); tumbling (down); falling to the ground
• failure; failing
• renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
• batter (construction technique)