noun:

• steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)

noun:

• location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)

noun:

• post horse; horses used in the post-station system of old Japan - archaism

noun:

• rice granules; coarse glutinous rice flour (often used in candy production)

noun:

• flag used at funerals showing the name and rank of the deceased

noun:

• mochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden ➜ 巾着【きんちゃく】

noun:

• actual printing stock; paper stock used for a final print run

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it
• to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.)
• to cower; to shrink in on oneself

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to fall apart; to collapse; to become useless
• to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out
• to fall apart (one's body or health) - archaism

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to hang; to suspend; to sling; to wear (e.g. a sword); to put up (e.g. a shelf)
• to hang oneself - in the form 首を吊る ➜ 首を吊る
• to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth - Sumo term

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes) - usually written using kana alone
• to pucker (e.g. of a seam); to be pulled tight - usually written using kana alone

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic
• to have troubles; to be in a dispute
• to complain vigorously; to complain persistently

noun:

• water system; river system; drainage system

noun:

• sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way)
• to put off; to delay; to postpone; to stagger (e.g. working hours)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up
• to be clogged; to be plugged up
• to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on
• to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem
• to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be highly strung; to get excited; to get worked up
• to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into
• to disguise oneself as
• to change radically; to metamorphose
• to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

adverb:

• water drops or tears falling one by one; something falling suddenly ➜ ぽろり・ぽろり

noun:

• spiny water nymph (Najas marina); spiny naiad; holly-leaved naiad

noun:

• water closet

noun:

• water chute