godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly
• to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

noun / ~の noun:

• position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game
• aspect of an affair; situation

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate
• to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

noun:

• tō-on; Tang reading; on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese ➜ 呉音【ごおん】・漢音【かんおん】・唐【とう】

noun / ~の noun:

• with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

ichidan verb:

• to think something over and over; to rack one's brains; to be at a loss

noun:

• in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and the index and middle fingers ➜ 単鉤法

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)

noun / ~の noun / adjectival noun:

• fierce look; frightening look; tough look
• aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

expression:

• the day is short, and the work is much; my goal is still a long way off - proverb

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate
• to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

noun:

• groove in a shamisen player's fingernail caused by the friction of the string of the instrument ➜ 糸道【いとみち】

noun / ~する noun:

• opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.)

adjectival noun:

• open; frank; approachable; open-hearted

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• dry taste (e.g. sake, wine)
• a liking for sake; one who likes sake
• salty (taste)
• harsh; scathing

noun:

• arrowhead
• target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack)
• the very moment (when); the point (of doing) ➜ 矢先に

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air - usu. as 真面目くさった or 真面目くさって

noun:

• magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• tarsal (relating to the tarsus - a group of small bones between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus)

noun:

• six coins placed in a casket (said to be to pay the fare to cross the River Sanzu) ➜ 三途の川

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion ➜ 胸一杯

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority ➜ 通がる

godan ~る verb:

• to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority

noun:

• regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position
• revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on
• to take good care of; to look after

noun:

• small chair for children
• high-chair; tall child's chair, often with a tray for food