Common Verbs

Godan verb with `u' ending, transitive verb

to pay (e.g. money, a bill, one's taxes, etc.)

to brush; to wipe; to clear away; to dust off; to prune away branches

to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sweep out

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond

to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse

to have expired; to have ended; to be over

to exceed; to surpass; to be above

to be no more than ...

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, suffix

(often used after adjective stems or the -masu stems of verbs) to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to be divided; to part from; to separate; to bid farewell

Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb

to open (e.g. doors)

to open (e.g. business, etc.)

to be empty

to be vacant; to be available; to be free

to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)

to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

to come to an end

Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb

to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb

to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package)

to open (for business, etc.)

to empty; to clear out; to make space; to make room

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

to dawn; to grow light

to end

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to notify; to advise; to inform

Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb

to need

Godan verb with `u' ending, intransitive verb

to meet; to encounter

to have an accident; to have a bad experience

Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct

to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol)

to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train

to till

to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write

to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose

to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found

to have (a child)

to make up (one's face, etc.)

to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)

to form (a line, etc.)

to set (a record)

to commit (a sin, etc.)

Godan verb with `gu' ending, intransitive verb

to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy

to rustle; to swoosh

to make merry

to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss

to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered

to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)

to confuse; to mistake something for something else

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to hang; to lower; to move back; to wear; to dismiss; to grant

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe

to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge

to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of

to view (e.g. flowers, movie)

to try

to see that...; to find that...

Godan verb with `mu' ending, intransitive verb

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide