expression / godan ~る verb:

• to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

godan ~う verb:

• to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to ration out and survive on (some food)
• to eke out a living

expression:

• to catch a weasel asleep; to pluck out the eye of a live horse [literal] - idiom - sensitive - obsolete term

noun:

• chopsticks used to move food from a serving dish to one's own dish ➜ 取り皿

noun:

• walker (used by old people to assist them to walk); walking machine; walking frame

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)

noun:

• Folk Shinto (term used by Reform Shintoists to refer to sects of syncretized Shinto) ➜ 復古神道

expression / ichidan verb:

• to let things end up as they will; to let nature take its course

expression:

• figuratively speaking; metaphorically speaking; so to speak; to use a figure of speech

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

expression / godan ~ぶ verb:

• to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes

noun:

• sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them
• poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

expression:

• a broken relationship can never be repaired; a divorced couple are never reconciled; a broken mirror will never shine again [literal] - proverb

expression:

• when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked [literal]

noun:

• this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction ➜ 何方【どちら】・其方・彼方【あちら】
• here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
• this one (something physically close to the speaker)

pronoun:

• I; me; we; us
• this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)

adverb / ~する noun:

• softly; gently; quietly - onomatopoeia
• secretly; stealthily - onomatopoeia ➜ こっそり

~する noun:

• to leave alone; to leave as it is - onomatopoeia

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

noun / ~する noun:

• please accept (this); used to refer to another's acceptance of one's present - humble language ➜ つまらない物ですが・笑納

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to start something
• to have started something, but not yet finished it

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to make take part in some activity; to take along with you (w. negative associations)

noun:

• long-haired wig used in kabuki (used metaphorically to refer to a thick growth)

godan ~す verb:

• to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to have a narrow view of things; to look at the ceiling through a reed [literal]