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

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to grind (e.g. lens)
• to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage; to urge ［勧める・奨める］
• to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest - esp. 薦める
• to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.) ［勧める・奨める］

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to ride up to; to drive up to
• to get used to riding; to get used to driving

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs
• to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject); to raise (an issue); to mention

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to have a dig at
• to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

expression / ichidan verb:

• to feel exhausted (after having been stressed); to feel spent; to feel relieved (from stress)
• to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor; to lose flavour

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to sleep (not necessarily lying down) ➜ 寝る
• to die
• to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to be dormant; to be unused ［ねむる］
• to close one's eyes - archaism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to wish (to do); to desire; to want
• to be ready; to be eager

noun:

• reader (person)
• person who reads the cards (in karuta games) ➜ 取り手
• composer (of a poem) - also written as 詠み手 ➜ 詠み手【よみて】

noun:

• winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals - Sumo term

noun:

• match-up between wrestlers from different divisions who will probably 'switch' divisions in new ranking - Sumo term

noun:

• Vietcong; Viet Cong (communist guerrilla soldiers who fought in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War)

noun:

• Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003)

noun:

• Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003) ➜ 有志連合

noun:

• Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods ➜ 伊弉冉尊

noun:

• man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches; omnivore [literal]

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as)
• to claim to be; to call oneself; to wear the title of
• to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to adopt as one's name; to take (a name)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to call out the goods one is selling - archaism

godan ~る verb:

• to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (one's opponent); to stick to (one's opinion); to insist on

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be called (a name); to be referred to (as) - passive of 呼ぶ
• to be treated to something (e.g. a meal); to be invited to

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to pay (e.g. money, bill)
• to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
• to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
• to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of
• to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)
• to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert
• to move out (of one's own place); to vacate
• to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside
• to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
• to reset (an abacus)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on
• to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to catch (e.g. insects)
• to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample)
• to assume (an attitude)
• to take on (workers, students); to employ; to hire
• to draw in (e.g. water); to let in (e.g. light from a window)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
• to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest) ➜ 惹く【ひく】・注意を引く
• to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
• to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
• to draw (a line, plan, etc.) ➜ 図面を引く
• to catch (a cold) ➜ 風邪を引く
• to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) ➜ 弾く【ひく】
• to look up (e.g. a dictionary); to consult ➜ 辞書を引く
• to haul; to pull (vehicles) - esp. 牽く
• to subtract; to deduct
• to recede; to ebb; to fade
• to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
• to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
• to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
• to hold (e.g. a note)
• to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to move back; to draw back; to recede ➜ 退く【ひく】
• to lessen; to subside; to ebb ➜ 退く【ひく】
• to resign; to retire; to quit ➜ 退く【ひく】

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to not do too much of
• to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be beside; to be close by

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to lead; to take the lead (in doing something)
• to precede; to go before; to take precedence
• to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.)
• to be a prerequisite