List: mono word verbs list

Wordpopular  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to fan (oneself, flames, etc.)
• to flap (in the wind)
• to instigate, to stir up, to incite, to agitate
• to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something)
• to take a photo from a low angle
• to tailgate

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to go upstream, to go up (a river)
• to go back (to the past or origin), to date back (to), to trace back (to), to be retroactive (to)

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to follow (a road, path, etc.), to trace
• to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.), to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.), to retrace (e.g. one's memory), to search, to go over
• to head towards (of a situation), to go in the direction of, to take (a course), to pursue (a path), to meet (a fate)

Wordpopular  JLPT N3  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  intransitive verb 

• to talk, to chat, to chatter

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to make (good) progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance

Wordpopular  JLPT N2  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  sumo  usually written using kana alone  intransitive verb 

• to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)
• to hang oneself
• to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth
• to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes)
• to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb 

• to apply (of a rule), to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.), to hold true (e.g. of a description), to fit, to be suitable (e.g. of a word), to meet (requirements), to fulfill (conditions), to come under (a heading)

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  intransitive verb  suffix 

• to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in
• to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down
• to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax)
• to do fully, to do intently, to do sincerely, to do deeply, to feel keenly
• to (reach a state) completely

Wordpopular  rarely used kanji form  JLPT N2  usually written using kana alone  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb  dated term 

• to twist, to wrench, to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
• to twist (a body part), to bend, to sprain
• to strangle (to death), to wring (an animal's neck)
• to defeat easily, to beat
• to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate, to make peculiar, to make complicated
• to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.)
• to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  godan verb  godan verb (archaic)  verb (generic)  transitive verb 

• to abuse (verbally), to curse at, to shout abuse at, to speak ill of