expression / godan ~く verb:

• to grow in prosperity

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to grow old

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate
• to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)

godan ~む verb / auxiliary verb / intransitive verb:

• to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe - usu. after -masu stem

godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow numb with cold

expression / ichidan verb:

• to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow wild; to run to waste; to become degenerate ➜ 荒む
• to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to deteriorate (of skill)

godan ~ぶ verb / auxiliary verb / intransitive verb:

• to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe - usu. after -masu stem

godan ~ぶ verb / intransitive verb:

• to do as one pleases; to amuse oneself; to play around ［遊ぶ］ - archaism

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow timid; to cower; to shrink; to lose one's nerve
• to become perverse; to become contrary; to become warped; to become withdrawn
• to be cramped; to be constrained

godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to grow up

expression:

• ill weeds grow apace - proverb

ichidan verb:

• to grow weary; to get tired of

noun:

• the nature of plants to grow down and root; geotropism

noun:

• ceremony of allowing the hair to grow at age three

noun:

• black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; pudding head [literal] - colloquialism

godan ~く verb / expression:

• to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow hoarse; to become husky

godan ~る verb:

• to grow fat

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

• to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop - obscure term ➜ 高じる

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged ➜ 年を食う【としをくう】

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to grow old; to age

noun:

• rice field used to grow wheat

noun:

• fish that are called by different names as they grow larger

godan ~う verb / transitive:

• to grow; to spring up - archaism
• to cut (teeth)

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to grow old

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe