List: verb (generic)
All kinds of Japanese verbs
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to cause harm (to)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to take to defending oneself above all, to save one's skin
proverb rare term expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- many a little makes a mickle, every little helps, the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to throw a punch at, to swing at, to strike out at, to raise a hand against
rare term expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be short (e.g. of clothing), to be shorter than usual
- to shrink
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to catch one's attention, to catch one's ear, to be annoying to one's ear
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to be sitting with amicably, to be close to someone
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- a straw will show which way the wind blows, a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to tighten the purse strings, to tighten one's belt
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be in imminent peril, to be in imminent danger