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expressions (phrasesGodan verb with 'u' ending
to loiter (on the way);to waste time
帰り道で道草を食うんじゃないよ。
Don't fool around on your way home.
Other forms
道草をくう 【みちくさをくう】
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
male term or language
to eat
お腹を空かせたその男は、食物をむさぼり食った。
The starving man devoured the food.
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
to live;to make a living;to survive
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
to bite;to sting (as insects do)
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
to tease;to torment;to taunt;to make light of;to make fun of
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
to encroach on;to eat into;to consume
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
to defeat a superior;to threaten a position
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
to consume time;to consume resources
この事業は金を食う。
This job eats money.
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
colloquial
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
主人に大目玉を食った。
The boss bawled me out.
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb
male term or language
vulgar expression or word
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
Other forms
喰う 【くう】 · 啖う 【くう】 (rarely used kanji form)
