List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.), to serve, to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.), to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal), to conform to (the law, standards, etc.), to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to match, to be a match for, to rival, to equal, to compare with
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to speak ill of the dead, to criticize the dead
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb Hokkaido-ben
- to lock (a door, etc.), to lock up
search-only kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to hold still, to hold in place, to hold steady, to stay (in one spot)
- to calm down, to become steady (e.g. of nerves), to compose (oneself)
- to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze), to become glazed, to become set, to become still
- to be applied (of a stamp), to be affixed (of a seal)
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to reach out (for), to extend one's reach (towards), to set one's sights (on), to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.), to put out a feeler, to extend one's tentacles
slang godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scam, to defraud, to swindle, to cheat
obsolete term godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to give up, to abandon
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to grow obstinate, to become stubborn
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to melt (metal), to fuse, to smelt