List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to pretend to be tough, to put on a brave front, to whistle in the dark, to bluff
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to seem (very) proud, to be inflated with pride
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to succeed to someone's post, to take someone's place, to take over someone's position, to step into someone's shoes
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to hold aloft (e.g. a sword), to brandish
rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to pluck off (esp. by twisting), to pick, to break off, to tear off
- to wrest (away from), to wrench free, to snatch (away)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to fret (esp. of a young child), to be fretful, to be peevish
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to stir up, to instigate (someone to do something), to agitate, to foment
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to break the tape (at the finishing line), to breast the tape
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to treat with love, to pity, to cherish
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- bad news travels quickly