List: Godan verb with 'bu' ending
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to choose one's words (with care), to be careful with one's words
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to forget everything, to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period), to black out
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to enter government service, to become an official, to don an official uniform, to tie the ribbon
irregular kanji usage expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be affected by another's misfortune, to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to purse one's lips
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to connect, to link together, to pull together, to draw together
- to close tightly, to purse (e.g. lips)
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to fly through the air
- to run so fast that one's feet barely touch the ground
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to cause a stir, to have repercussions, to generate controversy
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to fly in flocks, to fly in great numbers