List: godan verb (archaic)
All kinds of godan verbs (archaic)
rarely used kanji form usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to put on airs, to assume importance, to be self-important, to be pretentious, to be pompous, to stand on one's dignity
irregular kanji usage rarely used kanji form godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to inquire (about), to enquire, to ask
- to interrogate, to question intensely, to grill (someone about something), to ask (someone) to explain
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to ask again, to repeat one's question
- to ask back, to ask in return, to counter
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to jeer (at), to hoot, to boo, to catcall, to heckle
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be in the firing line, to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.), to face (e.g. questioning)
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to spring at, to leap upon
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to jump into, to rush into
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to spring up, to leap to one's feet, to jump up and down
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to stir up trouble for oneself, to scare out a snake by poking at the bush
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to only make work for oneself, to stir up a hornet's nest, to put one's foot in one's mouth