expression / godan ~む verb:

• to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; to follow the rut (left by someone else) [literal] ➜ 前車の轍を踏む・前轍を踏む

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• unrelated; irrelevant; indifferent Antonym: 有縁

~の noun / noun:

• without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives
• unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha - Buddhism term Antonym: 有縁

expression:

• to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius) [literal] - variant of 木に縁りて... - proverb ➜ 木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむ】

noun:

• personal ornament (adorned with gemstones, and usu. worn by the nobility in ancient India or adorning Buddhist statues); necklace; diadem
• moulded decoration hanging from the edges of a Buddhist canopy, gables, etc.

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to name; to call by name; to mention by name

noun:

• flower arrangement in a built-up style
• placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt ［もりばな］ ➜ 盛り塩
• seasonal peak of flowers ［せいか］

noun:

• recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods) - four character idiom

adverb / ~と adverb:

• squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed - onomatopoeia
• criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized

noun:

• hug - colloquialism

noun:

• comparing and adjusting; reconciling; knocking into shape; bouncing of ideas, opinions, etc. off each other to obtain a fine-tuned integrated whole
• lapping; precision surface finishing; mating by rubbing together - Engineering term
• margination - usually written using kana alone - Medicine term

noun / ~の noun:

• rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch)

noun:

• hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped) - abbreviation - Food term ➜ 手巻き寿司
• windup watch; mechanical watch - abbreviation

noun / ~する noun:

• joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side ➜ 併置【へいち】

noun:

• shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

expression:

• well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few

noun:

• groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument
• someone's ability to play the shamisen

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched

expression:

• sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge - four character idiom

noun:

• showing a mistake in a manuscript (e.g. with a dot or a line)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become broken; to break down
• to be crazy; to be nuts - usu. as イカれて（い）る
• to be infatuated with
• to be outdone (by someone); to be beaten (in a contest)

adverb:

• a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute ➜ ちょっと

noun:

• siblings; brothers and sisters ➜ ご兄弟
• brothers
• siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law
• mate; friend - familiar language - male language

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to redeem; to take out of pawn
• to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer) ➜ 身請け

noun:

• Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist, 544?-496 BCE) - honorific language
• The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu, 512 BC) ➜ 孫子の兵法
• Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)

noun:

• compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison
• as I see it; by my estimate - colloquialism

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead - idiom
• to grab by the tail [literal]