noun:

• gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel - four character idiom

noun:

• "winner" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the most) - slang ➜ 割り勘負け

noun:

• "loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least) - slang ➜ 割り勘勝ち

noun:

• bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period)

noun:

• staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.) - From English "hall staff"

noun:

• Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 at Nagasaki

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
• to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
• to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
• to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
• to decrease (e.g. speed)
• (of a market price) to go down slightly

noun:

• self-styled humanitarian; chivalrous person; persons acting under the pretence of chivalry who formed gangs and engaged in gambling ➜ 渡世人・男伊達・町奴

noun:

• Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition)
• three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge
• to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off
• to withdraw (cash)
• to wear (clothing) for the first time
• to fillet (e.g. a fish)

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder
• to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative
• to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive; to take in
• to be caught up in superstition

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end ➜ 片付く

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be duplicated; to be repeated ➜ ダブル
• to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to coincide
• to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.)
• to make a double play - Baseball term ➜ ダブルプレー
• to make a double fault (in tennis) - Sports term ➜ ダブルフォールト

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be saved; to be rescued; to survive
• to escape harm; to be spared damage
• to be helped; to be saved trouble

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to spring out; to surge
• to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.)
• to feel emotions form (joy, bravery, etc.)
• to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to sit; to squat
• to assume (a position)
• to hold steady; to hold still - esp. 据わる, 据る

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one
• to pull (something) closer

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to blow into; to breathe into

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to inspire; to indoctrinate
• to record (music, video, etc.)

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to spin; to make yarn
• to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

~する noun / ~と adverb / adverb:

• to burn hotly; to burn redly - onomatopoeia
• to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset - onomatopoeia

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to brush away; to sweep aside
• to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up
• to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin to open; to come out
• to smile broadly ➜ 顔がほころぶ
• to come apart at the seams (clothes)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to receive permission
• to leave (with someone's permission); to retire ➜ 御免蒙る
• to refuse; to beg off doing ➜ 御免蒙る

expression / ichidan verb:

• to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to roast - idiom ➜ 灸を据える
• to burn moxa on the skin - orig. meaning ➜ 灸を据える