List: Ichidan verb
usually written using kana alone archaic Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to place a hat, etc. on someone's head
- to award clothing to someone as a reward or a souvenir
- to place the blame or burden of responsibility on someone else
- to use something as an excuse or a pretext
colloquial Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to swipe, to nick, to pilfer
- to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to make eye contact
Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to chant, to sing, to recite
- to write (a poem), to compose
idiomatic expression expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to try and draw someone out, to fish for information
- (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them
- to offer water before a grave
Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to offer something to a deity or someone's spirit
- to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to encourage someone to expect something, to raise someone's hopes
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to ease up, to relax attention
expression Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to have grown tense (of a situation), to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
colloquial Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to feign ignorance
- to evade one's responsibilities, to slip away, to abscond