godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to dust; to remove dust
• to slap; to hit (with the palm)
• to use up money

godan ~る verb:

• to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close ➜ なりかける

noun:

• winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (yaku); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles - Mahjong term ➜ 門前清・役【やく】

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be renewed; to change ［改まる］
• to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised; to be corrected ［改まる］
• to stand on ceremony; to be formal ［改まる］
• to take a turn for the worse (of an illness); to take a serious turn

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hear; to catch (the sound of something)
• to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to learn of (something)
• to get used to hearing

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to dive (into or under water)
• to get under; to get into; to get in; to creep into; to crawl under; to bury oneself; to burrow into; to dig oneself into; to snuggle under
• to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself; to go underground ➜ 地下に潜る

noun:

• part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes

expression:

• "the shoemaker's children go barefoot" [figurative]; the dyer wears white [literal]; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves

noun:

• starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); calling off
• clearing an abacus - orig. meaning

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take care of some business; to go on an errand
• to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be (animate); to be; to exist - humble language

godan ~る verb / auxiliary verb:

• to be ..ing - after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state
• to (have the audacity to) do - after -masu base of verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions ➜ やがる

noun / adjectival noun:

• without preparation; off the cuff; abrupt; without warning ➜ ぶっつけ本番

adjectival noun / noun:

• unreserved; without restraint; frank; blunt; direct

noun:

• beginning; start; outset

expression:

• when it's important; when it comes to the crunch; when push comes to shove; when it comes to the point; in one's hour of need; at the critical moment ➜ いざ

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep
• to give (someone) the slip

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart ➜ ばらばら

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down)
• to pluck a stringed instrument

expression / ichidan verb:

• to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to come along; to come around; to turn up
• to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

~する noun / noun / adverb / ~と adverb:

• to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to excel at; to be proficient at
• to grow old
• to ripen
• to rise high (e.g. the sun)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky - most oft. used disparagingly
• to get up to speed; to move into gear

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water)
• to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to strike; to throw; to slap something onto; to dash (e.g. to the floor)
• to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)