expression / godan ~う verb:

• to perform religious rites for the repose of a soul

expression / ichidan verb:

• to stop in the middle of a sentence

noun:

• urging one to drink more good wine during a banquet - obscure term

noun:

• competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)

godan ~す verb:

• to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

godan ~す verb:

• to shake down (e.g. nuts from a tree)

noun:

• many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel - four character idiom

noun:

• interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context - four character idiom

noun:

• using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully - four character idiom

expression / adjective:

• not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser ➜ 往生際

expression / ichidan verb:

• to settle (a problem) ➜ 片付ける

godan ~す verb:

• to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)

noun / ~する noun:

• completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment)

expression:

• a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour) - proverb

noun:

• verb formed by adding "suru" to a noun ➜ 為る

noun:

• (software) patch; updater (to correct a program flaw) - IT term

noun:

• string of a crown (to prevent it from falling off)

noun:

• reader numbers; number of subscribers (e.g. to a magazine)

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - polite language ➜ ない・ます

noun:

• shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)

expression:

• suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense - polite language - Kansai dialect ➜ ません

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)

noun:

• formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent) - Law term

noun:

• physical reaction caused by a phobia about going to work