ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to be called (a name); to be referred to (as) - passive of 呼ぶ
• to be treated to something (e.g. a meal); to be invited to

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to prune; to trim; to cut back; to clip
• to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest
• to prune (a manuscript); to cut down

noun:

• principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
• the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

noun:

• hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept - meaning uncertain - archaism

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope)
• to turn out in large numbers; to flock; to sally forth
• to send out; to dispatch
• to lunge; to unleash

noun / ~する noun:

• opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services
• reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services

noun:

• principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
• the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

noun:

• hinoki leaf ➜ 檜
• hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata) ➜ 翌檜
• small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species) ➜ 矮鶏檜葉

counter:

• counter for ships (large boats)
• counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen)
• counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

noun / ~の noun:

• artificial product; man-made product; imitation; fake; sham
• fiction

noun:

• decoration (e.g. for a festival)
• theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, etc.)
• crop

noun:

• Kintaro; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength - childhood name of late-Heian warrior Sakata no Kintoki
• Kintaro doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron)
• diamond-shaped apron

noun:

• head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to ask a question
• to begin to ask a question

noun:

• representative of a board of directors; spokesperson for a board of directors

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

expression:

• paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover - obscure term ➜ 月と鼈【つきとすっぽん】

noun / ~する noun:

• lead; leading; taking the lead

noun:

• lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede
• lead (wire)
• lead (e.g. dog); leash
• reed (of a woodwind, etc.)
• lied; German song, usu. for solo voice & piano - From German "Lied" ➜ リート

noun / ~する noun:

• read; reading

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

noun / ~する noun:

• spending one night ahead (e.g. at a hotel near the airport the night before catching a flight); spending the night before ➜ 後泊【こうはく】

noun:

• start broaching (a subject); opening remark; start; commencement; beginning
• event at the start of the tenth month of the lunar calendar
• opening a sealed jar or container

noun:

• part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono) ➜ 下前
• percentage; commission ➜ 上米【うわまい】

noun:

• (yarn) count

suffix:

• n-th place (e.g. in a race); n-th in position (e.g. a starting lineup) - as in 二番手 ➜ 一番手

expression:

• in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)

expression / ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to single out someone for criticism - idiom
• to pierce with a spear

noun:

• nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
• den
• haunt
• (spider's) web ➜ 蜘蛛の巣