godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

noun:

• balance of margin transaction; balance (of a stock) bought on margin

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be on track; to be going to plan ➜ 軌道に乗せる
• to enter orbit

particle:

• endorsing and questioning the preceding statement - sentence ending particle
• lamenting reflections on the preceding statement - sentence ending particle

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be performed (on the stage)
• to be in the limelight

noun / ~する noun:

• perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously

noun:

• side business; job on the side

noun:

• inn where one rests on the way - archaism
• inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers - archaism ➜ 出合い宿
• inn that introduces clients to prostitutes - archaism ➜ 引き手茶屋

auxiliary verb:

• (I) will; (I) shall - on non-五段 stem, e.g. 食べる→食べよう; indicates intention
• let's - on non-五段 stem; indicates suggestion or invitation
• (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); maybe; perhaps; perchance - on non-五段 stem; indicates speculation

interjection:

• hey; yo; hi - familiar language

particle:

• come on; hey - empathetic version of よ ➜ よ

noun:

• random attacker, e.g. person who randomly attacks people on the street; slasher
• demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by - original meaning

noun:

• collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first Day of the Rat in the New Year) ➜ 子の日の遊び

noun:

• shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; canceling; shelf (i.e. "on the shelf") ➜ 蔵【くら】
• rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate

noun:

• soryo system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)

noun:

• note written on the reverse of the right side of an ancient document (memorandum or explanation of the contents) - archaism

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be on everyone's lips; to be well-known; to be famous

noun:

• defeat; loss; losing (a game)

suffix:

• failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.) ➜ 名前負け【なまえまけ】

noun:

• discount; loss (on a sale)

expression:

• which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

expression:

• like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; eggplants don't grow on gourd vines [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
• to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

noun:

• (in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G) ➜ 十二律・仲呂
• (in gagaku) scale similar to Mixolydian mode on G ➜ 呂旋・六調子

expression:

• which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ... ➜ そう言えば【そういえば】

godan ~く verb:

• to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end

expression:

• you can't rely on parents and money to stay around forever; money comes and goes; so do parents - proverb

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

expression / ichidan verb:

• to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind - idiom