List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to clench (one's teeth), to grit, to set, to clamp
search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to face (a situation), to encounter, to be confronted with
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to boil, to seethe
- to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent), to foam, to cascade down
- to well up (of emotions), to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit), to seethe (esp. blood)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to chop off, to snip off, to cut off (e.g. a conversation)
- to fire (a person)
gikun or jukujikun usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be muddy, to be slushy
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to dig up, to dig out, to pick (nose, teeth, etc.), to clean (ears)
- to pry into, to examine closely, to dredge up
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to marry (a woman), to take to wife, to take in marriage
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to retreat, to back off, to draw back, to step back, to shrink away
search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to turn round, to face about, to turn about
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to start something
- to have started something, but not yet finished it