List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve, a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to chirp (of a swarm of insects), to sing
- to gather, to swarm
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- avarice brings doom upon oneself, grasp all, lose all, the greedy hawk-eagle splits in half (when trying to catch two boars at once)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to protect against the elements, to shelter oneself from the weather
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to continue, to keep going, to go along (e.g. with some trend)
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to wait for a good opportunity, to come down on the right side of the fence, to see which way the cat jumps, to wait and see at Horagatoge
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to buy, to pay for
proverb rare term expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- when the right conditions are fulfilled, things will turn out well on their own, a sunken place will collect water
- someone in bad circumstances will continue to accumulate difficulties
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to understand, to keep in mind
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be able to see far into the distance, to have good long-distance vision