List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to try and reach above one's station and fail, to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail, a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- slow but steady wins the race, constant effort will result in success, constant dripping wears away a stone
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be conspicuous, to stand out
golf godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to duff, to sclaff, to hit the ground behind the ball during a stroke
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- you can do anything if you set your mind to, even an ant's thoughts reach the heavens
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to impersonate someone, to go under a false name, to make fraudulent use of someone's name
colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to act cocky, to put on airs, to be full of oneself
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be pretentious, to put on airs, to try to appear smart, to act brave, to try to look cool
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to lose a battle to win the war, to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe, to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to lose a battle to win the war, to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe, to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone