noun / ~の noun:

• partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to wind (e.g. a watch)
• to give (somebody) a good prodding; to make (somebody) shape up - idiom

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to offer; to present - humble language
• to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to do respectfully - humble language

expression:

• follow the person to your right (command to form a line)
• following someone's example; imitating someone; following suit

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
• to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
• to make a sudden visit

noun:

• mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol) - from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow)
• to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause) - in the form of 身を投じる ➜ 身を投じる
• to invest; to put in
• to administer (medicine); to give

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to surrender
• to take advantage of; to make full use of
• to fit well with; to match with; to be in tune with
• to stay (at a lodging)

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

• to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow) - usu. 投じる ➜ 投じる

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

• to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause) - in the form of 身を投ずる
• to invest; to put in
• to administer (medicine); to give

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

• to surrender
• to take advantage of; to make full use of
• to fit well with; to match with; to be in tune with
• to stay (at a lodging)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to take someone's place; to step into someone's shoes; to succeed someone in his post ➜ 後釜

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to charge; to lunge; to rush
• to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone)
• to collide with; to bump into

expression / ichidan verb:

• to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way ➜ 腰砕け【こしくだけ】

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby) - obscure term ➜ 機嫌を取る

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby) - obscure term ➜ 機嫌をとる

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet
• to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to make up to; to gain someone's trust
• to get in close to one's opponent - Martial Arts, Sumo term

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to act as an agent for; to intermediate
• to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to receive (a guest at reception); to usher in (a guest)
• to convey (a message)

noun:

• chaser; pursuer
• chaser; light drink (often just water) taken after a strong alcoholic drink

noun:

• draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; strainer; sieve
• something full of holes ➜ ざる法【ざるほう】
• zaru soba - abbreviation ➜ ざる蕎麦
• strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish - colloquialism

noun / ~する noun:

• entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
• immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering ➜ 迎合【げいごう】

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to dunk (e.g. food in a drink); to dip

godan ~す verb:

• to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to concede a point; to yield; to give in

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to man (a ship); to help (someone) into
• to march into; to enter