godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to twist, to twirl
- to fiddle around with, to play with, to rewrite
- to rack one's brains
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to work out, to think up, to devise, to come up with
- to manage to find (money, time, etc.), to scrape together (funds)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pinch and crush, to pinch out
irregular kanji usage proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve, one shouldn't show off, the person who knows most often says least, a skilled hawk hides its talons
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to persuade someone to consent, to entreat repeatedly, to beg, to implore
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to buy more (of something)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to dispose of, to sell off
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to show, to bare (the teeth)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to bend, to warp, to curve
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to trouble, to bother, to annoy, to give trouble