List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
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
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 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be in imminent peril, to be in imminent danger
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to miss a big chance, to miss a good opportunity, to let one's enemy slip away
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb Kansai-ben
- to attack, to punch
usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to wear (one's hat) on the back of one's head
humble language expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to work hard, to keep one's nose to the grindstone, to whip a jaded horse
- to make someone do what is beyond their ability