popular JLPT N1 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.), to throw down the gauntlet, to contend for
- to tackle (e.g. a problem), to attempt, to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
- to pressure (someone) for sex, to make advances to
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to get tired out, to be exhausted
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to rest, to relax, to repose
popular godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to look (stare) back at (someone)
- to look at again, to re-examine
- to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending), to put a person to shame, to get one's own back
- to look back (behind oneself)
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to moisten, to wet
- to profit, to enrich, to benefit
popular JLPT N2 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char
popular search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pin (someone) down, to hold down, to immobilize, to immobilise
- to shut out (one's opponent), to keep (the opposing team) from scoring
- to suppress, to control, to check, to curb
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to strike (gold, oil, etc.), to find (e.g. buried treasure), to dig up
popular rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to form, to shape, to make, to mold, to mould, to build up
popular Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to look down on, to make light of