godan ~す verb:

• to boil, then discard the liquid (in order to remove astringency)

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to turn up (at the edge); to leave a clean aftertaste

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

noun:

• being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one - four character idiom

noun:

• yarn dyeing; thread dyeing; prior dyeing of thread before cloth is woven

noun / ~する noun:

• reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end - four character idiom

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
• to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
• to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
• to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
• to take root
• to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
• to side with; to belong to
• to possess; to haunt ➜ 憑く
• to be lit; to be lighted ➜ 点く
• to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
• to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
• to be sensed; to be perceived
• to be lucky - from 運がつく

suffix / godan ~く verb:

• to become (a state, condition, etc.) - after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words ➜ 付く【づく】

noun:

• Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

noun:

• Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

noun:

• style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway

noun:

• lower government office (ritsuryo system)
• servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer
• servant of an urban family
• serf ➜ 被官百姓

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
• to be washed away; to be carried
• to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
• to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
• to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
• to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
• to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
• to be called off; to be forfeited
• to disappear; to be removed

expression:

• depends entirely on; depends above all on

noun:

• black ships (i.e. Western ships, often painted with tar, that came to Japan in the 16th century)
• product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market, etc.

godan ~ぶ verb / transitive:

• to tie; to bind; to link
• to bear (fruit) ➜ 実を結ぶ
• to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to conclude
• to connect (two distant places)
• to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
• to unite (with); to ally; to join hands

noun:

• making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority); taking tally; number-crunching

noun:

• shrill voice
• unaccompanied part of the Heike Monogatari chanting - usu. 素声 ➜ 平曲
• part of an unaccompanied poem (in noh)

suffix:

• in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of
• attached or stretched on

noun:

• apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock ➜ 火蓋を切る

noun:

• salt
• crest of a wave; flowerlike patterns on waves in the Japan Sea in winter

noun:

• knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; fetters
• arrest
• rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)

noun:

• padding, armour, etc. covering the testicles
• mantle or hood on a urinal, squat-toilet, etc.

noun:

• shrine
• palace; imperial residence
• member of the imperial family - honorific language
• headboard (on a bed); headstand
• temple - archaism

noun:

• beriberi ➜ 脚気【かっけ】

noun / ~する noun / ~と adverb:

• tearing off something stuck on the surface of something else (e.g. duct tape) - onomatopoeia

noun:

• show-off bra; wearing clothes that reveal part of the bra (on purpose)