godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)

noun:

• "limit of heat" solar term (approx. Aug. 23, when the weather is said to start cooling down) ➜ 二十四節気

noun:

• standing panel used in Kansai-area rakugo to hide the performer's legs from view; knee-hider [literal]

noun:

• comprador; compradore
• person working for a foreign company to the detriment of their own country

noun:

• bulletin board displaying the name, age, offence, etc. of a criminal sentenced to death (Edo period) - archaism

expression:

• a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (pouring) water on a hot stone [literal] - idiom

noun:

• plan which is shown on the left; left-most plan; map on the left (chart, graph) ➜ 右図

noun:

• last day of March; last day of the third lunar month (marking the end of spring)

noun:

• mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory

expression:

• if everyone crosses against the red light, then there's nothing to be afraid of; there's no reason to feel guilty about doing something bad if everyone does it - proverb

noun:

• fire ship
• steamship (esp. a paddle steamer); steamboat ［かせん］
• ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights) ［ひぶね］

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to run at full speed; to run and run
• to try one's hardest

noun:

• ground; land; earth; soil - abbreviation
• the region in question; the local area
• skin
• texture; fabric; material; weave
• base; background
• one's true nature
• narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
• real life; actuality
• captured territory (in the game of go)
• noh chorus ➜ 地謡
• accompaniment music (in Japanese dance)
• basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive)
• base part (of multiple shamisens)

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

godan ~る verb:

• to break into (houses here and there); to rampage

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become emaciated; to grow thin and worn out

expression / ~くる verb (spec.):

• to come and see (someone, something); to visit

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to rain heavily; to be raining cats and dougs - idiom

expression / ichidan verb:

• to go numb; to have pins and needles

adjectival noun / noun / ~の noun:

• young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be well-kneaded
• to be seasoned; to be experienced; to be mature and well-rounded

counter:

• counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi - read as "ka" ➜ 箇【か】
• counter for articles - read as "ko" ➜ 個【こ】

particle:

• indicates possessive (esp. in place names) - read as "ga" ➜ が

noun:

• pivot hinge (using extensions on the top & bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame)
• sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ➜ 猿

godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to go out and away; to leave - い may be dropped, particularly in plain or rough language

expression / ichidan verb:

• to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears