ichidan verb / transitive:

• to float; to set afloat; to launch
• to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)
• to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to think of

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet
• to recover; (of the market) to improve

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; to nibble at one's parents' shins [literal] - idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to open up a path; to clear a path
• to open up doors; to pave the way

noun:

• scent of a flower floating about in the air; lingering scent of a flower in the darkness

expression:

• trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease - four character idiom

noun:

• (of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel
• (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds

~と adverb:

• (with a) slap; smack; whack; sound of a sharp blow with something flat - onomatopoeia
• wham; sound of striking with something solid - onomatopoeia
• zap; crack; sound of thunder - onomatopoeia

noun:

• lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs ➜ 結跏趺坐
• lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

noun:

• glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans

adverb:

• at the long end (e.g. hold); on the long side (e.g. cut) ➜ 長め

adverb:

• holding horizontally in one's mouth; holding on the side of one's mouth

expression / noun:

• rain falling on cherry blossoms; rain at the time of the blossoming of cherry trees

expression:

• putting the cart before the horse; putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born [literal] - idiom

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
• to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to ［かじりつく］

noun:

• (in Japan) 3rd note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. E) ➜ 十二律・太簇
• (in gagaku) scale similar to the Dorian mode on E ➜ 律旋・六調子

noun:

• student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try ➜ 現役

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to search (for something desired, needed); to look for - esp. 探す
• to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime) - esp. 捜す

noun:

• head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director (botanical garden); zoo director (zoological garden); head of a plantation

expression:

• helping and protecting in all ways; acting as a raincoat (protecting from rain) and acting as a hat (protecting from sun) [literal] - proverb ➜ 陰になり日向になり【かげになりひなたになり】

noun:

• thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late) [literal] - from 花の金曜日

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct
• to tell on (someone); to tattle; to report
• to often say

noun:

• hardship now, pleasure later; seeking pleasure only after dealing with difficulties; seeking pleasure only after the happiness of the people is assured (a precept to be observed by a ruler) - four character idiom

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on ➜ 主眼

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end ➜ 片付く