List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- he has not lived that lives not after death, the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it, tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name
idiomatic expression expression suru verb verb (generic)
- to look the other way, to hush up a problem
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be among the top five, to be one of the five best
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to be contrary
rarely used kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to wind (e.g. a watch)
- to give (someone) a good prodding, to make (someone) shape up
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be blown inside out (of an umbrella), to become (the shape of) a sake cup
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
search-only kanji form proverb expression yodan verb (archaic) yodan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous), if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- man is the measure of all things
proverb expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- a small leak will sink a great ship