ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended
• to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by - usually written using kana alone

noun:

• traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven ➜ 短歌
• long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century) ［ながうた］ ➜ 長唄

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh
• to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank
• to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to frisk; to mess around; to fool around; to screw around
• to neck; to make out

expression / ichidan verb:

• to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on
• to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope - idiom

noun:

• eldest child; oldest child; first-born child
• child who carries on the family name
• pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces - archaism ➜ 律令制・総領【すべおさ】
• head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period) - archaism

noun:

• wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids)
• teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids ➜ 半挿【はんぞう】

noun:

• bonding temperature (for diffusion bonding); welding temperature (for diffusion welding); junction temperature (of a semiconductor)

noun:

• bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation - four character idiom

expression:

• onlookers see more of the game than the players do; people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead [literal]

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to use
• to deal with (an issue); to manage
• to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
• to deal in; to carry; to sell

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to bring near; to bring close; to let go near
• to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to fish
• to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through ［あさる］

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge ［あさる］

noun:

• flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be shut; to close; to be closed - esp. 閉まる
• to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit ［締まる］
• to be locked
• to tighten; to be tightened
• to become sober; to become tense

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to get drunk; to become intoxicated
• to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
• to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to sound hollow
• to get excited; to become restless
• to be thrown too high; to come in high - Baseball term

noun:

• question (e.g. on a test); problem
• problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
• question (i.e. doubt)
• public discussion; controversy
• trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

noun:

• steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it)
• mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions) ➜ こわめし

expression:

• after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad - proverb

noun:

• an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased
• a tea infusion; tea and hot water
• tea ceremony ➜ 茶の湯

expression:

• those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land (a mantra of Confucianism) - proverb

noun:

• first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus ➜ 終発
• departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
• to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to live; to exist
• to make a living; to subsist
• to be in effect; to be in use; to function
• to come to life; to be enlivened
• to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) - usu. 勤める
• to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) - usu. 務める
• to conduct a religious service - usu. 勤める

noun:

• kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character
• kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading