noun:

• expert; skillful person
• good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on
• to take good care of; to look after

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow; to grow up ➜ 長ずる
• to be good at; to excel in ➜ 長ずる

expression:

• no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you - proverb
• good luck may come unexpectedly - proverb

noun / adjectival noun:

• incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; weakness - colloquialism

noun:

• good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

adjectival noun:

• safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay

adverb:

• certainly; surely; undoubtedly

interjection / adjectival noun:

• no thanks; I'm good; that's alright - colloquialism

noun:

• great man; fine figure of a man ［だいじょうぶ］ - archaism ➜ 大丈夫【だいじょうふ】

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be in time for
• to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

expression / adverb:

• one more; another; the other - colloquialism
• not quite; not very good; lacking ➜ 今一【いまいち】

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to take a big bite
• to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show

noun:

• wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet ➜ 木偶の坊【でくのぼう】
• blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool ➜ 木偶の坊【でくのぼう】

expression:

• another; one more

expression / adverb:

• not quite; not very good; lacking ➜ 今一つ【いまひとつ】

noun:

• special; auspicious; happy - polite language ➜ めでたい
• naive; innocent; good-natured; gullible; foolish ➜ めでたい

noun / ~の noun:

• place where things are sold; point of sale; POS; sales floor; counter (in shop)

noun:

• favorable time to sell; good time to sell ➜ 売り時・買い場

noun:

• miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans - Food term
• innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
• key (main) point; good part (of something) ➜ 手前味噌【てまえみそ】
• weakling; weak person - derogatory term ➜ 泣き味噌【なきみそ】・弱味噌【よわみそ】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise - also written as 起てる
• to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
• to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
• to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
• to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
• to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
• to sharpen; to make clear
• to shut; to close ➜ 閉てる
• to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony ➜ 点てる
• to divide by

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to do ... vigorously - after the -masu stem of a verb

noun:

• lower part; substructure
• subordinate (office); good and faithful servant

noun:

• yakuza; gangster; mobster; hoodlum; racketeer; gambler - poss. from 八九三

adjectival noun / noun:

• useless; worthless; good-for-nothing; trashy

noun:

• imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
• patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation

noun:

• wooden doll
• blockhead; good-for-nothing

expression / adverb:

• one more; another; the other ➜ 今一つ【いまひとつ】
• not quite; not very good ➜ 今一つ【いまひとつ】

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• making doubly sure
• insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure - Sports term

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be able to eat

pre-noun adjectival:

• to be edible; to be good to eat

~する verb (spec.):

• to profit; to benefit from
• to take advantage of; to make good use of

noun:

• force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy
• capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
• efficacy; effect
• effort; endeavours (endeavors); exertions
• power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
• support; help; aid; assistance ➜ 力になる
• stress; emphasis
• means; resources

~の noun:

• lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous Antonym: 小部

adverbial noun:

• most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much