godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down
• to send flying; to strike; to fling; to fire
• to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
• to drive at terrific speed; to barrel along

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
• to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to ［かじりつく］

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to accurately guess what subjects will turn up on a test; to have one's predictions turn out correct

noun / ~する noun:

• please accept (this); used to refer to another's acceptance of one's present - humble language ➜ つまらない物ですが・笑納

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to go through; to pierce; to penetrate
• to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through
• to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to strain (oneself); to bear up; to exert one's strength
• to swagger; to bluff; to boast

noun:

• problems pertaining to a nation's script

expression:

• a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said - proverb ➜ 二言【にごん】

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

noun:

• belief that where there's a will, there's a way

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity

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

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself - idiom

noun:

• samurai
• person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge
• to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of; to strike on; to hit on an answer; to seize the crux of a problem

noun:

• fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength
• mochi received from one's parents after giving birth ➜ 汁の餅
• mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday

noun:

• person always at one's side

noun:

• the Emperor's person or presence

noun:

• (another person's) younger sister - honorific language ➜ 妹さん【いもうとさん】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

noun:

• painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip) ➜ 直筆【ちょくひつ】

noun:

• expert; learned person
• doctor; PhD; Dr. - colloquialism ➜ 博士【はくし】
• instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period)
• pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.) ➜ 墨譜

expression / adjective:

• mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable - idiom

expression:

• a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream [literal] - proverb