List: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.), to seem bitter
rare term expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to die
colloquial godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to take (something) before (someone else), to do (something) before it becomes popular
proverb expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- what is bad for you might end up good, poison changes into medicine
slang godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to battle, to fight, to quarrel
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to flex one's biceps
usually written using kana alone expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate
honorific language expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to come, to go
expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to use as a pretext, to use as an excuse, to use as grounds (for), to use to one's advantage
- to use as a shield, to shelter behind, to hide behind
godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to fire (a gun) ceaselessly, to fire away, to blaze away, to fire volley after volley