List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to pretend to be tough, to put on a brave front, to whistle in the dark, to bluff
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to seem (very) proud, to be inflated with pride
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to succeed to someone's post, to take someone's place, to take over someone's position, to step into someone's shoes
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to evade (questions), to reply evasively, to beat around the bush, to throw up a smoke screen
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to expose one's faults, to have one's defects exposed, to show oneself up
rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to reveal one's true nature, to show one's true colours, to give oneself away, to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be bewitching, to look coquettish, to behave in an alluring manner, to behave in a seductive manner
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to conceal (oneself), to hide, to abscond
- to deceive, to dissemble, to fool
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to smoke (something), to fumigate
- to oxidize, to oxidise
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to drown
- to cause to be indulged or addicted