godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to crush, to squash
- to overpower, to beat, to crush
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.), to mow
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to ration out and survive on (some food)
- to eke out a living
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to pull up by the roots
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be superstitious, to believe in omens
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be a willing cats-paw, to willingly act as someone's tool
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to clear one's name
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to keep up acquaintance
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to take part in (usu. something bad), to be a party to, to have a hand in