adverb:

• or; otherwise
• furthermore; also
• perhaps; by some chance; possibly - archaism
• that being said; be that as it may - archaism
• however; but - archaism
• not to mention; needless to say - archaism
• as expected; sure enough - archaism
• really; at all - used to express emphatic denial, suspicion, or emotion - archaism

noun:

• how to manage (e.g. case); how to handle (e.g. machine); way with (e.g. children, animal)

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

• one's own work; making by oneself

noun / ~する noun:

• kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

noun / ~する noun:

• selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)

noun / ~する noun:

• wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants - children's language

noun / ~する noun:

• clear vision; resignation (as in reconciling oneself)

noun / ~する noun:

• writing by oneself; one's own handwriting

noun:

• raising or keeping an animal by oneself

noun / ~する noun:

• being prudent and cautious; caution oneself against - four character idiom

adverb:

• in spite of oneself; absently; involuntarily ➜ 我にも非ず

noun:

• looking back
• reflecting; reconsidering
• consideration; concerning oneself

expression:

• something wrong with (someone); not oneself; crazy; nuts

noun / ~する noun:

• incorporation; assimilation; internalization; making part of oneself

noun / ~する noun:

• taking a picture or video of oneself ➜ 自撮り

expression:

• just as it is reassuring to have a companion when traveling, it is important for us to care for each other as we pass through this life

noun:

• sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)
• rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony - Sumo term

expression:

• it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty [literal] - proverb

godan ~る verb:

• to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back

expression:

• good advice is harsh to the ears; honest advice is often unpleasant to the ears - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to speak through one's tears; to speak with tears in one's eyes

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to shrivel up in fear; to tremble in fear; one's testicles shrivel up [literal]

expression:

• Talented people tend to be of delicate constitution; Men of genius tend to be of delicate health; Whom the gods love die young - four character idiom

noun:

• being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is - four character idiom

godan ~る verb:

• to ride into (a place); to drive into (a place)