godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to do, to commit, to accomplish, to achieve
formal or literary term godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to increase more and more, to continue to increase, to become more and more intense, to get stronger and stronger
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be generally accepted, to be acknowledged by oneself and others
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to dry up, to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to persuade, to prevail upon, to win a woman's heart, to win over, to talk someone into doing
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be possessed by an evil spirit, to be tempted, to give in to an urge, to succumb to temptation
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to stir well, to mix thoroughly
- to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.), to butt in (with a facetious comment), to make fun of (what someone says), to banter, to jeer
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic
- to enclose (with), to surround (with), to encircle
- to turn (one's head, heel, etc.)
- to think over, to work out, to consider, to ponder, to devise, to plan
- to notify (orally or in writing)
search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb dated term archaic interjection
- to object, to protest, to complain
- to speak, to say
- hello!, is anyone home?, may I come in?
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to pose as, to (successfully) impersonate, to pretend to be, to pass oneself off as, to disguise oneself as
- to (completely) become, to (fully) turn into