expression / godan ~う verb:

• to be carrying out; to be in the process of carrying out
• to be performing; to be in the process of performing

noun:

• striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc. ➜ 鑽る
• Shinto fire-purification ceremony - Shintō term

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone
• to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play - original meaning

~する noun:

• to block (e.g. the way)

noun:

• block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.)
• bloc

noun / ~する noun:

• block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape) - IT term

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

• to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
• to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair ［継ぐ］
• to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath) ［継ぐ］

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

expression / godan ~く verb:

• to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end ➜ 片付く

expression:

• a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

expression:

• a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing ➜ 持つべきものは友

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off - esp. 区切る
• to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud) - esp. 句切る

noun:

• small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)
• meal; food; serving ➜ 御膳

counter:

• counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

noun / ~の noun:

• eastern direction
• the Orient

noun:

• eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling) ［ひがしかた・ひがしがた］ - Martial Arts term

noun:

• cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive (drastic) measure; cutting the (Gordian) knot - four character idiom

noun:

• cushion ball; carom off the outfield wall by a batted ball - Baseball term

noun:

• partner (esp. in manzai); companion ［相方］ ➜ 漫才
• partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• enjoying great popularity; receiving widespread high praise; being a great success with the public - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• treat; banquet; feast; entertainment; goodies - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそう

interjection:

• thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal - colloquialism - abbreviation ➜ ごちそうさま

noun:

• main menu in a restaurant, as opposed to the lunchtime menu

noun:

• yellow dog contract (employment contract which forbids the employee to join a labor union)

noun:

• territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)
• countryside - archaism

noun:

• horn shark (Heterodontus francisci, a bullhead shark from the Eastern Pacific)

noun:

• game in which one makes a big snowball by rolling it around in the snow

noun:

• marriage in which a man is adopted into the bride's family; uxorilocal marriage ➜ 婿入

noun:

• gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence

noun:

• chained library; library where the books are attached to their bookcase with a chain