List: Godan verb with 'u' ending
Buddhism expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to shed light on each other
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to bend, to warp, to yield
- to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body), to be flexible, to be pliant
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to sieve (flour)
- to eliminate (possibilities)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to pretend to be out
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be onto a good thing, to make money without working, to line one's pockets
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be left behind
archaic idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to make drastic cuts, to take an axe to
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to get scolded severely
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to beat someone at their own game, to outdo someone in their specialty