godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to tie; to bind; to fasten
• to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

expression:

• towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic) ➜ 向ける

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on) - as 〜にうつつ...

noun:

• sparkling waves; waves sparkling in the moonlight or with the light of the rising (setting) sun - four character idiom

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to start with the looks; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to ask after (someone's health); to visit
• to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune; to suffer an attack

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

noun:

• at the outset; at the very beginning; in the first place; to begin (start) with; first and foremost - four character idiom

noun:

• fabric with a brocade and embroidery; beautiful fabric; beautiful clothes
• beautiful poem; beautiful wording
• beautiful autumn leaves; beautiful flowers

noun:

• Matsuo Basho remembrance day (12th day of the 10th lunar month, associated with the change of the seasons)

noun:

• pot - polite language
• typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period - archaism
• working at night
• female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite) - often derog. - usually written using kana alone - slang

noun:

• scoring hand in hanafuda with one 20 point flower card and six 1 point flower cards ➜ 花札
• something (or someone) that stands out above the rest

noun:

• altered photograph, usu. with sexual connotations, such as putting someone's face on top of a picture of a nude idol, etc. - From English "idol collage"

noun / adjectival noun:

• tedium; boredom; dullness

~する noun:

• to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

noun / ~する noun:

• infatuation (with a woman); obsessing (over a woman); losing one's head (over a women)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to coil around; to follow about
• to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

expression / ichidan verb:

• to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to burst open; to split open; to pop
• to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor)
• to bounce; to bound

expression:

• in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

noun:

• warehouse style; house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud ➜ 土蔵造り

noun / ~する noun:

• building a kura storehouse; someone who builds kura storehouses

noun / ~する noun:

• confrontation; standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings)
• squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against; holding one's own with

particle:

• or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
• ... or ... - usu. in the form ...なり...なり
• as soon as; right after - after dictionary form verb
• while still; with previous state still in effect - after past tense verb

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to knock down; to beat (someone) up - ぶちのめす is usu. just kana
• to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

noun:

• night express with sleeper cars (from the original color of the trains) (colour)