godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
• to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
• to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
• to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
• to decrease (e.g. speed)
• (of a market price) to go down slightly

expression:

• A cornered rat will bite the cat; One who is cornered will fight like a devil - four character idiom

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate
• to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)

godan ~む verb / auxiliary verb / intransitive verb:

• to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe - usu. after -masu stem

expression:

• what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be ➜ 儘よ【ままよ】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted

~する noun:

• to become syrupy; to become thick (e.g. when cooking) ➜ とろとろ

adverb:

• stickily

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished - idiom

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.); to open up
• to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better
• to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to modernize; to grow; to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.)
• to be sensible; to be understanding; to be enlightened
• to open (of a new road, railway, etc.); to be opened to traffic
• to become populous; to become densely built; to become bustling

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate ➜ 荒む
• to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)

godan ~ぶ verb / auxiliary verb / intransitive verb:

• to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe - usu. after -masu stem

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to do as one pleases; to amuse oneself; to play around ［遊ぶ］ - archaism

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to become brilliant; to become cheerful

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become decrepit; to become senile

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to become summerly; to become like summer

expression:

• If you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments [literal] - proverb

godan ~る verb:

• to become greasy; to become oily
• to be loud and garish

expression:

• one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man; a person's will should be respected; even a menial deserves his convictions - proverb

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become lukewarm; to become tepid

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to become inverted; to become reversed

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become frayed; to become loose

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become bright; to become clear

ichidan verb:

• to make become; to let become - archaism ➜ 成る・しめる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become rustic; to become countrified

~する noun:

• to become isolated; to become separated

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become misty; to become hazy

expression / ichidan verb:

• to become frosted; to become frosty