godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
• to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
• to take hold of; to possess; to haunt - of an illness, demon, etc.
• to approach (a person); to deal with (someone)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter) - colloquialism ➜ 係う【かかずらう】
• to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality)
• to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)
• to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality)
• to take part (in some work); to hang about; to bother (someone)

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
• to vomit; to throw up
• to recover (of a market price)

noun:

• small, cheap book in the style of a magazine - From English "handy mook" ➜ ムック

noun:

• strip of paper featuring advertisements, wrapped around a book's jacket

noun:

• buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover

noun:

• buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover - abbreviation ➜ ジャケット買い【ジャケットがい】

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to go through; to pierce; to penetrate
• to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through
• to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be renewed; to change ［改まる］
• to be improved; to be reformed; to be revised; to be corrected ［改まる］
• to stand on ceremony; to be formal ［改まる］
• to take a turn for the worse (of an illness); to take a serious turn

noun:

• book of omens appended to Confucian Chinese classics

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

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to shorten; to move closer together

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to reduce (spending); to conserve

ichidan verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

• to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do - usu. as 根を詰める ➜ 根を詰める

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to work out (details)

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be on duty; to be stationed

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
• to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) - the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai ➜ 指を詰める

suffix / ichidan verb:

• to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break
• to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
• to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate

godan ~る verb:

• to slam into (e.g. a wall, a limit) (figuratively); to hit
• to face (e.g. trouble, a problem); to confront

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to pull; to draw; to pull tight
• to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch
• to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
• to drag; to haul; to tow
• to lead (e.g. one's followers)
• to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
• to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join
• to delay; to prolong
• to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
• to quote; to cite; to reference
• to pull the ball - Baseball term
• to wear; to put on

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to carry up; to bring up; to lift up
• to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted
• to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance

noun:

• cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding

noun / ~する noun:

• appearing on the cover of a magazine

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to button; to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)
• to have sex; to fuck - colloquialism
• to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
• to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
• to entrap; to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)

godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / transitive:

• to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care ➜ 託する
• to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to leave (a message) with someone
• to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
• to use as a pretext

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to place under someone's care ➜ 託す
• to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to leave (a message) with someone
• to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
• to use as a pretext

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
• to begin to talk; to start a conversation

noun:

• colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information

noun:

• structure of an artwork; pictorial design
• pictures inserted in a book