noun:

• the order forced on Koreans to change their names to Japanese ones - four character idiom

noun:

• woman purported to bring good luck to the man she is near - colloquialism

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go through the motions; to do something for form's sake

noun / ~する noun:

• giving rise to the desire to save all sentient beings - Buddhism term
• praying; prayer

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.) - archaism

noun:

• miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)

godan ~す verb:

• to boil, then discard the liquid (in order to remove astringency)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn up (at the edge); to leave a clean aftertaste

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

noun / ~する noun:

• reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end - four character idiom

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to look up (at)
• to look up to; to respect; to revere
• to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to turn to (someone) for
• to depend on; to rely on
• to gulp down; to quaff; to drink

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
• to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
• to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
• to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
• to take root
• to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
• to side with; to belong to
• to possess; to haunt ➜ 憑く
• to be lit; to be lighted ➜ 点く
• to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
• to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
• to be sensed; to be perceived
• to be lucky - from 運がつく

suffix / godan ~く verb:

• to become (a state, condition, etc.) - after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words ➜ 付く【づく】

noun:

• Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

noun:

• Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

noun:

• black ships (i.e. Western ships, often painted with tar, that came to Japan in the 16th century)
• product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market, etc.

godan ~ぶ verb / transitive:

• to tie; to bind; to link
• to bear (fruit) ➜ 実を結ぶ
• to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude
• to connect (two distant places)
• to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
• to unite (with); to ally; to join hands

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to do - honorific language
• to eat; to drink
• to put on; to wear
• to buy
• to ride
• to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one's fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku)

suffix / ichidan verb:

• used to show respect - used after the -masu stem of a verb - archaism - honorific language

noun:

• making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority); taking tally; number-crunching

pre-noun adjectival:

• such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this ➜ あんな・そんな・どんな

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to)
• to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote

~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:

• to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to contradict ［反する］
• to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to transgress ［反する］
• to oppose; to rebel; to revolt

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to colour; to color; to be tinged; to brighten
• to grow lively; to become excited; to be stirred
• to waver; to show uneasiness
• to grow amorous; to getsexy

~の noun / adjectival noun / adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; untidy; tousled - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying - onomatopoeia

expression / ichidan verb:

• to die in (a foreign land); to engage in something until death comes; to do something for the rest of one's life