godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to act as an agent for; to intermediate
• to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to receive (a guest at reception); to usher in (a guest)
• to convey (a message)

adverb:

• completely; absolutely; totally
• (not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least - in a negative sentence
• earnestly; intently; determinedly

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
• to block (e.g. the way); to shut off; to shut in
• to plunge (in grief) ［とざす］

noun:

• Amitabha (Buddha); Amida - Buddhism term
• ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner - abbreviation ➜ 阿弥陀籤【あみだくじ】
• wearing a hat pushed back on one's head - abbreviation ➜ 阿弥陀被り【あみだかぶり】

noun:

• tip of nose ［鼻先］
• before one's eyes; under one's nose; in front of ［鼻先］
• tip (of something)

expression / ichidan verb:

• to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something)
• to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to settle in
• to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to raise; to elevate ➜ 手を挙げる
• to do up (one's hair) ➜ 髪を上げる
• to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
• to land (a boat)
• to deep-fry ［揚げる］
• to show someone (into a room)
• to summon (for geishas, etc.) ［揚げる］ - usually written using kana alone
• to send someone (away)
• to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
• to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
• to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) ➜ 声を上げる
• to earn (something desirable)
• to praise
• to give (an example, etc.); to cite - usu. 挙げる
• to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) - usu. 挙げる
• to arrest ［挙げる］
• to nominate ［挙げる］
• to give ［上げる］ - polite language
• to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) ［上げる］
• to bear (a child)
• to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) - usu. 挙げる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• (of the tide) to come in

ichidan verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

• to vomit

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

• to do for (the sake of someone else) - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone - polite language
• to complete ... - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 作り上げる
• to humbly do ... - after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility - humble language ➜ 申し上げる

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to stand; to rise; to stand up ［立つ］
• to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) ［立つ］
• to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) - usu. 発つ

noun:

• record (e.g. LP)
• record (e.g. in sports) ➜ 記録
• record (data structure) - IT term

noun / suffix noun:

• spot; mark
• point; dot
• mark (e.g. in exam); score; points

noun:

• comma
• aspect; matter; respect

counter:

• counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

noun / suffix noun:

• stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
• support; holder; rack

counter:

• counter for machines, incl. vehicles

noun:

• setting (e.g. in jewellery)

noun / suffix noun / counter:

• level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life) ➜ 代【だい】・代【だい】

noun:

• elevated area
• viewing platform
• dish tray ➜ 台盤
• meal - archaism
• tall building; tower - archaism ➜ 高殿

noun / suffix noun:

• lesson
• section (in an organization); division; department

counter:

• counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

noun:

• national language
• Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan) ➜ 国語科
• native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

• to get drunk; to become intoxicated
• to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
• to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures

noun:

• combination; assortment; set
• matching (in a contest); pairing
• combination - Mathematics term

noun / prefix:

• rag; scrap; tattered clothes
• fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect

adjectival noun:

• run-down; shabby; junky

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
• to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
• to make a sudden visit

noun:

• thorn; spine; prickle
• splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
• biting words

noun:

• trouble; bother
• number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.) ［てかず］
• number of punches (in boxing) ［てかず］

noun:

• trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist
• plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
• frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship)

noun / ~の noun:

• one breath; pause; rest
• one go (i.e. in a short time)
• small amount of effort

suffix:

• Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. - after a person's name (or position, etc.) - honorific language
• makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) - usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご- - polite language ➜ お粗末さまでした

noun:

• state; situation; appearance

noun:

• doer; performer
• protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character - usually written using kana alone
• speculator (in trading) ［仕手］

noun:

• older brother; elder brother - honorific language ➜ お兄さん
• brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
• young man; buddy; fella; laddie - vocative

noun:

• losing initiative; being forestalled ➜ 先手【せんて】
• second move (in go or shogi); moving second; person with the second move
• rear guard ➜ 後詰め