godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers

noun:

• The Three Jewels; The Triple Gem; Triratna; The Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns - Buddhism term

noun:

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

noun:

• imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War
• portrait or photo of a person of high rank - honorific language

noun:

• combined liquor store and bar; combined off-license and pub (licence)
• drinking alcohol while standing in the shop

noun:

• body drop throw (sweeping the opponent's legs and throwing them forward) - Sumo term

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to tear off
• to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

noun:

• top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down

noun / ~する noun:

• going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
• going and coming back

noun:

• upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
• first and second volumes

expression / ichidan verb:

• to occupy the throne; to sit on the royal throne ➜ 座を占める
• to be at the top; to hold the premier position; to win a championship ➜ 座を占める

noun:

• Imperial official in charge of communication between the shogunate and the court (during the Muromachi and Edo periods) - four character idiom

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to roll up; to hoist; to heave up
• to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone)
• to blow up (dust)

godan ~く verb:

• to ascend (the throne); to accede ➜ 付く【つく】
• to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired; to be employed ［就く］
• to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart ［就く］
• to study (under teacher); to be an apprentice ［就く］

expression / ~する verb (spec.):

• to be left in the dust of; to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

noun:

• match where the umpire disqualifies the coach and one player after the player has done something dangerous (such as hit by pitch; to prevent retaliation by the opposing team) - Baseball term

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to call the roll; to take attendance

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day

noun:

• being driven to the wall; finding oneself between the devil and the deep blue sea; finding oneself between a rock and a hard place - four character idiom

noun:

• staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle (to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings and shortening one's lifespan), while worshipping Sakra, the Blue-Faced Vajra, or Sarutahiko ➜ 三尸

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be answerable (for); to take the blame

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be careful; to take the utmost care ➜ 期する

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to take off one's glasses

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

expression:

• one should not leave things unfinished; when a young Mencius returned home during the middle of school, his mother cut off the cloth she had been weaving on the loom to admonish him for stopping his studies midway - proverb ➜ 断機

noun:

• Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes

noun:

• Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes