So, I wanted to go through all the verbs that are either common, or are joyo readings, which aren’t found on WK… but doing so in one topic would be insane. So I stopped at level 10 for now.
Some of these are super common words, some of them are quite rare, but as I said, they are all either common, or taught as joyo readings. So you can encounter them in content for school children.
This isn’t exhaustive, but I had to draw the line somewhere.
力む (りきむ) (1) to exert strength, (2) to boast
生かす (いかす) to make (the best) use of
古す (ふるす) to wear out
分かつ (わかつ) to separate
引ける (ひける) (1) to close (as in a business), to be over (as in school), (2) to lose one’s nerve
仕える (つかえる) to serve, to work for
去る (さる) to leave, to go away
赤らむ (あからむ) to turn red, to blush
来る (きたる) to come, to arrive [used in Game of Thrones for “Winter is coming” 冬来たる (yes, both ways of writing it are possible)]
図る (はかる) to plan, to scheme
交う (かう) to take turns, to mingle together [typically appears as an auxiliary verb]
食う (くう) to eat [rough / male language]
食らう (くらう) to eat, to devour [vulgar]
次ぐ (つぐ) to rank next, to come after
歩む (あゆむ) to walk
強いる (しいる) to force, to compel
教わる (おそわる) to be taught, to learn from
反る (そる) to bend, to warp
反らす (そらす) to bend, to warp
研ぐ (とぐ) to sharpen
定める (さだめる) to decide, to determine
重なる (かさなる) to pile up
重ねる (かさねる) to pile up, to put on top of another thing
負う (おう) (1) to carry on one’s back, (2) to accept responsibility
和らぐ (やわらぐ) to soften, to calm down
和む (なごむ) to soften, to calm down
勝る (まさる) to excel, to be superior
集う (つどう) to meet, to congregate
終える (おえる) to finish
