godan ~く verb / transitive:

• to invite; to ask
• to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
• to call in; to send for; to summon
• to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in

noun:

• free use

~する noun:

• to use freely; to make free use of; to have good command (e.g. of a language)
• to drive someone on

godan ~す verb / intransitive verb:

• to become covered in moss; to be moss-covered; to have moss growing on itself; to become aged (e.g. building, stone)

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to set out; to set sail
• to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something)
• to begin to ride
• to lean forward

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool
• to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

expression:

• tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them - proverb

noun:

• enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism) - four character idiom

adjectival noun / adverbial noun / noun:

• very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life - four character idiom ➜ 一所懸命

noun:

• pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.) - From Dutch
• (mariner's) compass
• legs; step; gait

noun:

• weight
• weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; grandeur; dignity
• importance; significance

noun / ~する noun:

• percussion; tapping; examining by percussion - Medicine term
• sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

noun / ~する noun:

• opening; aperture (e.g. camera)
• opening one's mouth; beginning to speak

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• open; broad

noun:

• captive; prisoner
• victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

noun:

• field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly - word borne of confusion between the kanji 擅 and 壇 ➜ 独擅場

noun / ~する noun:

• changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start - four character idiom

noun:

• futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame; cover for kotatsu

noun:

• (one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.)

noun / ~の noun:

• initial; first

noun:

• coverall apron (esp. for cooking, cleaning, and household chores); cook's apron

noun:

• (something resembling a) goose's neck
• glans; head of a penis

noun:

• something (equipped) with legs
• sole of foot
• one's manner of walking

noun:

• pot - polite language ➜ 釜
• volcanic crater
• (one's) buttocks
• male homosexual; effeminate man; male transvestite - often derog. - usually written using kana alone - colloquialism

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to go downhill (e.g. for one's business); to be badly off (economically) ➜ 左前

ichidan verb:

• to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

noun:

• everybody's friend; person who is affable to everybody - oft. used derogatively
• flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty