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N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

()to float, to become merry, to be cheerful, to become loose, to become unsteady, to feel out of it, to be cut off (e.g. from those around you), to feel out of place, to be frivolous, to be uncertain, to have (time, money, etc.) left over, to be saved (e.g. money), to have no basis, to be unreliable

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to float

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to become merry, to be cheerful

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    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to become loose, to become unsteady

    4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

    5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      5.

      to be frivolous, to be uncertain

    6. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      6.

      to have (time, money, etc.) left over, to be saved (e.g. money)

    7. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      7.

      to have no basis, to be unreliable

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    Examples

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      ()いてきた灰汁(あく)をおたまで(すく)う。

      To scoop off the floating scum with a ladle.

      • N3

      旧友(きゅうゆう)のナナミには()いた(うわさ)()えません。

      There are unreliable rumors surrounding my old friend Nanami.

      • N3

      そんなに()かない(かお)をして、一体(いったい)どうしたのですか?

      Why do you look so out of it? What happened?

      • N3

      同僚(どうりょう)(えき)まで(くるま)(おく)ってもらったので、バス(だい)の220(えん)()きました。

      I saved 220 yen on a bus fare because my colleague gave me a ride to the station.

      • N3

      血管(けっかん)(あお)()いている自分(じぶん)(うで)()るたびに、ゾワゾワと寒気(さむけ)がしてきます。

      Every time I see my arm with blue veins popping out, I get a creepy sensation.

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