List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- slow but steady wins the race, constant effort will result in success, constant dripping wears away a stone
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through, the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere, fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net
proverb rare term expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- there are exceptions to every rule, rocks will flow and leaves will sink
idiomatic expression expression su verb - precursor to the modern suru verb (generic)
- to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong, to rinse one's mouth with a rock and rest one's head in a river
search-only kanji form proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way, if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to take candy from a baby, to accomplish something with ease, to twist a baby's arm
rare term idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to take candy from a baby, to accomplish something with ease, to twist a baby's arm
Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to rub together
- to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans), to compare and adjust
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- talk is cheap, it's easier to say than to do, building Osaka Castle by talking
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to limp