List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to shake one's head (in disagreement), to disagree, to refuse, to say no, to turn down (a request)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to feel depressed, to be down
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to serve as a reference, to provide useful information, to be helpful, to be informative, to be instructive
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to keep balance
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to harvest (a crop)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be square, to be angular, to be jagged
- to be formal, to be stiff, to be ceremonious
rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to act tough, to act bad, to act worse than one really is
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to understand everything from only one part, to be perceptive, to be quick to understand, to be quick on the uptake
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer)
- to be offered (the job of ...), to be invited (to do ...)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to creep up, to ride up