godan ~う verb:

• to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up

expression:

• the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - proverb

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

noun:

• "before the spirit of the deceased" (written on the condolence-money envelope)

noun:

• place to go; person to turn to or depend on; one's resort

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder

godan ~る verb:

• to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions - colloquialism

noun:

• track meet (non-competitive driving on a race course); track day; track event

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
• to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ➜ 人使い
• to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
• to use (language); to speak ➜ 言葉遣い

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

• to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on ➜ 評する

godan ~す verb:

• to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
• to go over (e.g. with audience)
• to pass time (e.g. a winter)
• to surpass; to be better than; to exceed - often 超す
• to move house
• to go; to come - honorific language ➜ お越し

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be the first to speak; to break the silence - idiom
• to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal; to break open

noun / ~の noun:

• flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom
• the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty
• booming or peaking (in popularity)

noun / ~する noun:

• rushing into; breaking into; storming
• plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

noun:

• shooting star; falling star; meteor - Astronomy term ➜ 流星【りゅうせい】
• star (white patch on the forehead of a horse) ➜ 星月【ほしづき】

noun:

• stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task - four character idiom

noun:

• small present; small token of appreciation; with compliments (e.g. written on small gift)

noun:

• paper on which questions and comments are pasted - archaism
• backing paper
• blotting paper

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を守る

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege ➜ 約束を破る

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on airs; to affect (e.g. importance); to look wise

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• fleshy; plump; chubby; corpulent

~する noun:

• to apply thickly; to slap on; to coat with something thick

expression / ~す verb (precursor to modern する):

• to be unable to make up one's mind; to sit on the fence ➜ 首鼠両端【しゅそりょうたん】

noun:

• leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)