List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.), to become embellished
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- he has not lived that lives not after death, the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it, tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be among the top five, to be one of the five best
rarely used kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) idiomatic expression
- to wind (e.g. a watch)
- to give (someone) a good prodding, to make (someone) shape up
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be blown inside out (of an umbrella), to become (the shape of) a sake cup
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- man is the measure of all things
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to knock back, to strike back
- to beat in revenge
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to put up an (emotional) wall (between two people), to become distant
- to form a wall (of people)
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to become speechless, to be at a loss for words