expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be within the top five; to be one of the five best - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be contrary - idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to wind (e.g. a watch)
• to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be blown inside out (of an umbrella); to become (the shape of) a sake cup [literal] - idiom

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• antisubmarine

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to knock back; to strike back
• to beat in revenge

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to put up an (emotional) wall (between two people); to become distant - idiom
• to form a wall (of people) - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go too far; to go to excess

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to become speechless; to be at a loss for words - idiom

noun or verb acting prenominally / ~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

• semi-hard (bag, cheese, etc.)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to make a net; to knit a net

noun:

• semi suite; large hotel room with separate sleeping and living room areas

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• semi-sweet

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be the first to speak; to break the silence - idiom
• to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to make sure of

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against
• to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

godan ~ぬ verb / intransitive verb:

• to die from embarrassment; to be embarrassed to death - colloquialism ➜ 恥ずかしい

expression / ichidan verb:

• to repay meanness with kindness - idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to come alive (once again); to spring back into life - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; an angel passes [literal] - from the French 'un ange pass' - idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time - idiom ➜ 二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be read like an open book; to be seen through - idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to put on a triumphant air - idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to look displeased; to flare one's nostrils [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be really good (at something); to be as good as a professional - slang