List: Godan verb with 'ku' ending
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to pull (the puppet) strings, to direct things from behind the scenes
- to stretch out (and keep going), to linger on
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to draw lots
colloquial expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to catch a cold
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be moreish, to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after
- to have lingering effects
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to polish one's shoes, to clean your shoes
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to take by surprise
search-only kanji form expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.), the curtain rises, to start (of a play)
- to start (of an event, campaign, etc.), to begin
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to set forth, to put forward, to present for consideration, to explain the facts of life, to preach
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to encourage to do (something), to urge a person on, to demand action
- to spank, to give a spanking, to hit someone on the bottom, to beat someone's backside
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to chatter pointlessly, to waste one's breath