List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to sit on the edge of one's seat, to be in breathless suspense
search-only kana form colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to run away, to flee, to escape, to make a getaway, to skedaddle
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to give birth
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to have a pulse, to be alive
- to have a chance, to be not altogether hopeless
irregular kanji usage idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to choke up, to be speechless
- to hold one's tongue
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to control, to command, to get the better of
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to show one's true colors (colours), to expose one's faults, to give oneself away
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to tuck one's tail between one's legs, to admit defeat, to turn tail (and run)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to cut off the head of a sleeping person, to assassinate someone while they sleep
- to catch someone off their guard by setting traps