List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb intransitive verb
- to hesitate, to have scruples, to be afraid of what others may think
- to lord it over, to have great influence
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to assume an air of importance, to be self-important, to put on airs
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to rustle, to make a rustling sound, to crinkle
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to receive permission
- to leave (with someone's permission), to retire
- to refuse, to beg off doing
ateji expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to feign ignorance, to pretend to be ignorant of, to play innocent, to brazen it out
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to turn a somersault, to turn over (topsy-turvy), to turn head over heels
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be deeply submerged
search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to creep, to crawl
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to climb, to clamber (over, up), to scramble (up), to scale, to claw one's way up
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to not give in, to be obstinate, to be stubborn, to be perverse