godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be caught; to be arrested - usu. 捕まる
• to hold on to; to grasp - usu. 掴まる
• to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
• to be detained by

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge ➜ 突く【つつく】
• to peck at (one's food); to pick at
• to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
• to egg on; to put up to

noun:

• priest - used at certain shrines, e.g. Ise, Kamo - Shintō term
• member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system - archaism ➜ 四等官
• government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto - archaism
• prominent member of a town - archaism
• river boatman; captain of a riverboat
• (medieval) harbor manager - archaism
• bandit leader; head of a gang of brigands - archaism

conjunction / interjection:

• come; come now; come along; go on; hurry up
• well; who knows; I don't know...; uh; hmm
• well now; let's see; there we go; all right - said when surprised or happy
• about that; you see

noun:

• first of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mercury and north) ➜ 九星
• white patch on one foot of a horse; horse with such a patch
• surface (landscape) that is white all over; pure white

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip
• to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)
• to drop; to go down; to come down; to fall (e.g. in status)

godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge
• to peck at (one's food); to pick at
• to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
• to egg on; to put up to

ichidan verb:

• to scatter; to disperse
• to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune)
• to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

• to scatter; to disperse
• to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune)
• to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)

particle:

• you said; he said; she said; they said - casual quoting particle ➜ と
• if ... then - indicates supposition
• do you seriously think that - as かって; indicates a satirical or rhetorical question
• I already told you; you should know by now that; of course - indicates certainty, insistence, emphasis, etc.
• the said ... - abbr. of という
• says that ... - abbr. of と言っている
• I hear that ... - abbr. of と聞いている
• as for the term ... - abbr. of とは, というのは
• as for ... - equiv. of は topic marker

noun:

• young men who are not competitive as in the traditional male stereotype, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented - abbreviation ➜ 草食系男子
• men who pretend they aren't interested in women; spineless males; men with no balls - abbreviation - slang

noun:

• one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call ➜ 本【ほん】
• one version
• one book; a certain book
• ippon; one point; a blow - Martial Arts term
• experienced geisha ➜ 半玉【はんぎょく】

suffix noun:

• single-minded focus on ... - after a noun, usu. as 〜一本で, 〜一本に, etc.

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to divert (e.g. one's attention); to evade (e.g a question); to change (e.g. the subject)
• to displease; to annoy; to offend; to upset - usu. in negative form
• to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

adjective:

• sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared
• fragrant (smelling); sweet (music)
• lightly salted; light in salt; not spicy
• naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; lenient ➜ 甘く見る
• half-hearted; not finished properly
• insufficient; not satisfactory; inadequate; loose
• mild
• tempting; enticing; luring ➜ 甘い言葉

adjective:

• able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit - Martial Arts term
• able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher)
• resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to cling to; to hold on to; to hold fast to
• to grapple
• to set about doing; to begin; to commence; to undertake
• to take hold of; to possess; to haunt - of a demon, thought, emotion, etc. ➜ 取り憑く【とりつく】
• to obtain a clue; to get a lead

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to find resolution; to be settled; to be agreed on; to be completed
• to be collected; to be assembled; to be brought together
• to be well arranged; to be in order; to be unified; to take shape; to be coherent

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to fish
• to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through ［あさる］

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

• to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge ［あさる］

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison - idiom

noun:

• question (e.g. on a test); problem
• problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
• question (i.e. doubt)
• public discussion; controversy
• trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

noun:

• 23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month)
• moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month

noun:

• steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it)
• mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions) ➜ こわめし

noun / suffix:

• stuffing; packing - づめ when a suffix

noun:

• end (esp. the foot of a bridge)
• lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony
• tea master
• endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively)
• sweet eel sauce - abbreviation
• middle-aged woman - archaism

suffix noun:

• appointment to a particular workplace
• using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment)
• continuing; keep doing for period of time - after the -masu stem of a verb

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight
• to grow fertile - of soil
• to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear) ➜ 目が肥える
• to become rich; to become successful