ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to disappear into; to be lost in; to slip into; to get mixed in among
• to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)
• to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar
• to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.); to forget about
• to be distracted by; to be too absorbed in

godan ~う verb:

• to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled - esp. 叶う
• to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with - esp. 適う ➜ 道理に適う
• to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat) - esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home; to strike a chord; to strike a note

~する verb (spec.):

• to face (each other); to be facing
• to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to be related to
• to receive (a client, etc.)
• to compare with; to contrast with; to be in opposition with; to be opposed to
• to confront; to oppose; to compete with

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to face (each other); to be facing ➜ 対する
• to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to be related to
• to receive (a client, etc.)
• to compare with; to contrast with; to be in opposition with; to be opposed to
• to confront; to oppose; to compete with

noun:

• seven emotions (in The Book of Rites: joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, desire); seven emotions (in Buddhism: joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate, desire)
• seven effects (of a traditional Chinese medicine)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to collapse; to crumble
• to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
• to break down; to be thrown into disarray
• to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline
• to break money into small change
• to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate

noun:

• baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood - Buddhism term
• baptism-like ceremony for conferring onto someone precepts, a mystic teaching, etc. (in esoteric Buddhism) - Buddhism term
• pouring water onto a gravestone - Buddhism term
• teaching esoteric techniques, compositions, etc. (in Japanese poetry or music)

noun:

• four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees)
• four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices)
• the four assemblies - in Tendai

adjective:

• light; well-lit; well-lighted
• bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored
• cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
• encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects
• familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in) - as 〜に明るい
• fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to step on; to tread on; to trample on
• to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit
• to experience; to undergo
• to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete
• to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise
• to rhyme ➜ 韻を踏む
• to succeed to (e.g. the throne)

noun:

• echo; reverberation
• sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise
• quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read

noun:

• method of patterning fabric by pounding on leaves (or flowers, etc.) placed on it, or by rubbing in dye made from these materials - obscure term
• coloring fabric by placing a paper stencil over it and brushing on the dye; fabric colored in such a manner ➜ 摺り込み染め

noun:

• palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination ➜ 科挙
• examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination ➜ 式部省

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

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to stick; to paste; to affix - esp. 貼る

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to form (e.g. ice on a pond)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to fill; to swell

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to stick out; to put; to slap

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be expensive

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to become one tile away from completion ［張る］ - Mahjong term ➜ テンパる・聴牌

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to span; to generate - Mathematics term

noun / ~の noun:

• main body (of troops)
• nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure
• center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder

noun:

• athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.) ➜ 先鋒【せんぽう】

noun / ~の noun:

• medium-level; mid-level; midsize

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp
• to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake
• to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful - often as 冴えない
• to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute
• to be satisfying - often as 冴えない ➜ 冴えない
• to become frigid; to become intensely cold - original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:

• to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) ➜ 通じる
• to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
• to be understood; to be comprehended
• to be honored; to be good
• to be well versed in; to be well-informed
• to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
• to form a liaison; to be intimate

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to reel; to wind; to spin (thread)
• to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)
• to count (e.g. the days)
• to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)

noun:

• young adult still living at home; dependent ➜ 部屋住み
• female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period) ➜ 部屋方
• freeloader living in a samurai's house
• young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth)
• to stand in the way; to obstruct
• to occupy; to fill up; to take up
• to perform one's role; to do one's duty

godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:

• to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope ➜ 鬱ぐ【ふさぐ】

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)
• to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to
• to be understood; to be comprehended
• to be honored; to be good
• to be well versed in; to be well-informed
• to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
• to form a liaison; to be intimate
• to spread widely; to disseminate

noun:

• end; finish; stop
• bounds; limits ➜ 切りがない・切りのない
• delivery date (of a futures contract) - esp. 限り,限
• finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)

suffix / counter:

• counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)

particle:

• only; just - senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech - usually written using kana alone ➜ っ切り【っきり】
• since; after - usu. in a negative sentence - usually written using kana alone
• remaining (in a particular state) - usually written using kana alone

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
• to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with