expression / godan ~す verb:

• to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless

noun:

• Imperial official in charge of communication between the shogunate and the court (during the Muromachi and Edo periods) - four character idiom

expression / adverb:

• before one could; in no time at all; without a gap - usu. after plain verb

noun:

• a good chance coming along; the time has come (for, to, when...); opportunity knocking - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

noun:

• that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) ➜ 何れ・此れ・其れ
• that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
• over there - archaism
• down there (i.e. one's genitals) ［あれ］ - colloquialism
• period; menses ［あれ］ - colloquialism

interjection:

• hey (expression of surprise, suspicion, etc.); huh?; eh?

noun:

• that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be crushed; to be smashed; to be broken; to collapse
• to become useless; to cease functioning; to be wasted (e.g. time)
• to go bankrupt; to go out of business; to fail

conjunction:

• used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior - humble language ➜ 下る
• after a time; later; down to (e.g. from the Restoration down to present day)
• used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.

upper nidan verb (archaic) / intransitive verb:

• to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond - archaism ➜ 過ぎる【すぎる】
• to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse - archaism ➜ 過ぎる【すぎる】
• to have expired; to have ended; to be over - archaism ➜ 過ぎる【すぎる】
• to exceed; to surpass; to be above - archaism ➜ 過ぎる【すぎる】

noun:

• practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice
• actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

noun:

• morning drink to get rid of a hangover ➜ むかえざけ

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to enjoy a good drink (esp. celebrating victory)

suffix / particle:

• and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

noun:

• time - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit "samaya"
• meeting; coming together - Buddhism term
• equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas) - Buddhism term

noun:

• same singular and plural form (of a noun) (e.g. sheep)

noun:

• loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners - four character idiom

expression:

• first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
• Introduction; Preface - as section heading of a book, etc. - usually written using kana alone

noun / suffix noun:

• departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...) ➜ 着【ちゃく】
• sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...)
• engine - abbreviation ➜ 発動機

counter:

• counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches) - also ぱつ

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to digest
• to break down; to break to pieces; to crush
• to be able to use; to be good at; to have a good command of
• to finish; to complete; to manage; to perform
• to sell

suffix / godan ~す verb:

• to do ... well; to do ... completely - after the -masu stem of a verb

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock ［開ける］
• to open (for business, etc.) ［開ける］
• to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room - esp. 空ける
• to move out; to clear out - esp. 空ける
• to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) - esp. 空ける

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to dawn; to grow light - esp. 明ける
• to end (of a period, season) - esp. 明ける
• to begin (of the New Year) - esp. 明ける
• to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) - esp. 明ける
• to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

noun:

• gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造り・対の屋・釣り殿
• central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple)
• central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle
• to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter

expression / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity

noun:

• lining a kimono with the same material as the kimono itself

expression:

• like the young man who tried to walk like the Kantan people, gave up, and forgot how to walk