godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to sharpen
• to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken; to reduce - usually written using kana alone

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to read (a book); to open (a book) to read
• to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to make light of; to hold lightly
• to overwhelm (e.g. opponent)

noun / ~の noun:

• roof tile; tiled roof
• objects crowded together (e.g. houses)

noun / ~する noun:

• running errands; going on errands
• (transaction of) business; going about one's business
• doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
• purveying; purveyor - esp. 用達 ➜ 御用達

noun:

• nobleman's illegitimate child
• product (of e.g. war); (figurative) offspring; aftermath

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to hold down; to twist someone's arm
• to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

noun:

• the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels)
• the three essential status symbols (e.g. cellphone, PC and digital camera)

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to surface; to come to the top
• to stand out (e.g. against a background)

noun:

• levitation; floating on air

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-

noun:

• juice pressed from a bitter orange - From Dutch "pons" ➜ ポン酢【ポンず】
• punch (i.e. fruit punch) ➜ ポンチ

noun:

• writings about the gods
• Shinto scripture (e.g. the Kojiki)

adverb / ~と adverb:

• intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; by ones and twos - onomatopoeia
• in drops (e.g. of rain) - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun / noun:

• dainty; delicate; slender; slim and elegant
• fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to bend; to warp; to yield ➜ 撓う
• to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant ➜ しなやか・撓う

noun / ~する noun:

• leaving a park, garden, zoo, etc.
• leaving kindergarten (e.g. end of day, on completion, expulsion)

noun:

• metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs ➜ 切り金
• cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds) ➜ 切り金

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

• tightly; exactly; precisely - onomatopoeia
• close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean - onomatopoeia

noun:

• vertical line ➜ 横線【おうせん】
• bar line (e.g. in music) ［じゅうせん］

expression / ichidan verb:

• to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to embarrass oneself
• to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku) - orig. meaning

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to lose interest; to weaken; to slacken
• to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to bend; to warp; to yield
• to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant ➜ しなやか

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to eat; to drink; to smoke ➜ 喫する
• to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive (e.g. a blow)

noun / ~の noun:

• side road; byroad
• digression (e.g. from argument)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to perform the last rites over the deceased
• to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word