Common Verbs

Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised

to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in

to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade

to get out (of water); to come ashore

to increase

to improve; to make progress

to be promoted; to advance

to be made (of profit, etc.)

to occur (esp. of a favourable result)

to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

to be finished; to be done; to be over

(of rain) to stop; to lift

to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die

to win (in a card game, etc.)

to be arrested

to turn up (of evidence, etc.)

to be deep fried

to be spoken loudly

to get stage fright

to be offered (to the gods, etc.)

to go; to visit

to eat; to drink

to be listed (as a candidate)

to serve (in one's master's home)

(in Kyoto) to go north

suffix, Godan verb with `ru' ending

(after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion

Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb

to turn; to revolve

to visit several places

to function well

to pass a certain time

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to depart; to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to set out; to start; to be going out

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to go out; to exit; to leave

to appear; to come forth; to be published

to answer (the phone or door)

Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb

to advance; to go forward

to precede; to go ahead (of)

to make progress; to improve

to deepen; to heighten

to do of one's own free will

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class, intransitive verb

to go

to proceed; to take place

to die; to pass away

auxiliary verb

to continue

Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb

to return (something); to restore; to put back

to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn

to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate

suffix, Godan verb with `su' ending

(after the -masu stem of a verb) to repeat ...; to do ... back

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to raise; to elevate

to do up (one's hair)

to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)

to land (a boat)

to deep-fry

to show someone (into a room)

(uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.)

to send someone (away)

to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll

to increase (price, quality, status, etc.)

to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)

to earn (something desirable)

to praise

to give (an example, etc.); to cite

to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.)

to arrest

to nominate

to give

to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)

to bear (a child)

to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

(of the tide) to come in

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb

to vomit

auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

to do for (the sake of someone else)

suffix, Ichidan verb

to complete ...

to humbly do ...

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to get up; to rise

to wake up

to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to get tired; to tire

to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects)

to starve

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down

to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount

to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit

to be granted; to be issued; to be given

to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)

to be passed (from the body; i.e. of a roundworm)

Godan verb with `bu' ending, intransitive verb

to line up; to stand in a line

to rival; to match; to equal

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb

to fish; to angle; to catch

to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot

to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault

to be used to seeing; to be familiar with