godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of; to strike on; to hit on an answer; to seize the crux of a problem

particle:

• indicates word or phrase being defined

noun:

• position (in finance: amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); open interest; outstanding account; sales or purchase contract

noun:

• thank you gift; gift given as thanks for a favor or for attending a funeral, etc.
• gift sent from a locality to a tax payer as part of the "furusato nozei" tax scheme ➜ ふるさと納税

noun:

• humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy ➜ 謙譲語Ｉ

noun:

• natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment

noun:

• face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts) ［建て前・建前・立て前・立前］ Antonym: 本音
• ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house ［建て前・建前］
• tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette ［立て前・立前・点て前・点前］

noun:

• the opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess)

noun:

• wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

noun:

• (waka) poetic sentiment; waka-composing mood; solid grounding in waka; meaning of a waka poem

noun:

• room or pavilion of residence for the master of the house (Heian period palatial-style architecture) ➜ 寝殿造
• room where the emperor usually lives in the imperial palace

noun:

• make-or-break game in a go or shogi tournament
• ozeki-ranked wrestler being in danger of losing his rank if he fails to win 8 or more bouts in a 15-day tournament - Sumo term

expression / ichidan verb:

• to grasp the meaning

noun:

• little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon - Mahjong term

noun / ~する noun:

• name or word formed by translation

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
• to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
• to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)
• to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances
• to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with
• to download; to copy from a computer to another medium - IT term
• to make someone swoon (judo) - Martial Arts term
• to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
• to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

noun:

• duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• permanent staff; permanent employee; service for a fixed period of time - obscure term

noun:

• (Edo era) a daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and/or served in Edo for a fixed period of time - archaism

noun:

• interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties

noun / ~する noun:

• crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match - Sumo, Martial Arts term

noun:

• left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef - Food term

noun:

• short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store

expression / godan ~る verb:

• clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance) - obscure term

noun:

• pent roof built atop the stairs of a shrine or temple

noun:

• outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)