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吹くふく

to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
膨れるふくれる

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
踏むふむ

to step on; to tread on; to trample on

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
振るふる

to wave; to shake; to swing

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
降るふる

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
放るほうる

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
参るまいる

to lose; to be defeated; to give up; to be beaten; to yield

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
舞うまう

to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl; to fly; to circle; to wheel

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
任せるまかせる

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to entrust (someone) with

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
またぐまたぐ

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stride across; to cross

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
まとめるまとめる

to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
間に合うまにあう

to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough; to manage; to make do

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
免れるまぬがれる

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
迷うまよう

to lose one's way; to get lost; to go astray

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
回すまわす

to pass around; to send around; to hand around; to circulate

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
回るまわる

to move around (to another place or position); to come around; to go over (e.g. to the opposing side)

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive

Japanese verb endings change for tense, negation, and politeness. They do not change for “I” or “you”. Each entry includes an explicit verb group, a form table, and a sentence. Sources and selection

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