ichidan verb / transitive:

• to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) ➜ 土を固める【つちをかためる】
• to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
• to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) ➜ 身を固める【みをかためる】
• to fortify; to reinforce; to support ➜ 国境を固める【こっきょうをかためる】・嘘で固める【うそでかためる】
• to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) - in the form に身をかためる
• to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise
• to tie tightly; to fasten
• to hold a bow fully drawn

expression:

• those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land (a mantra of Confucianism) - proverb

noun:

• trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
• to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
• to be profitable; to be equitable

suffix / godan ~う verb:

• to do ... to each other; to do ... together - after the -masu stem of a verb

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery) ➜ ガタガタ

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize; to execute; to perform; to do

godan ~す verb / auxiliary verb:

• to do ... completely; to do ... entirely - after the -masu stem of a verb

auxiliary verb / godan ~く verb:

• to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done - contraction of ..て or で plus 置く

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cause a loss
• to make a hole (in)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to get a black belt; to obtain a degree (in judo)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be soaked (in water); to be drenched - archaism

godan ~す verb:

• to lift down; to carry down in one's arms

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to incur the wrath of god (e.g. by speaking ill of somebody behind their back); to get into trouble
• to warp one's mouth

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

expression / godan ~ぬ verb:

• to die a natural death; to die in one's own bed - sensitive

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be in a miserable state; to be down and out

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look angrily at; to look with anger in one's eyes

expression / ichidan verb:

• to look angrily at; to look with anger in one's eyes - idiom

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make something pass through (esp. in cooking); to dip something (into) ➜ 潜る【くぐる】

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to settle (in a place); to settle down

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to be arrested; to be put in bonds

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be enigmatic or puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be pleased; to be in a good mood