- to fly; to soaresp. 飛ぶ
- to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hopesp. 跳ぶ
- to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
- to hurry; to rush
- to flee; to run off; to escape
- to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out
- to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)
- to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
- to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
- to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Godan verb with 'bu' ending; intransitive verb
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- to fly; to soar
- to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
- to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
- to hurry; to rush
- to flee; to run off; to escape
- to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out
- to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)
- to be sent out (of an order); to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.)
- to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.)
- to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.); to skip; to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Used to describe the action of flying or soaring through the air.
Used to describe the action of jumping, leaping, springing, bounding, or hopping.
Used to describe the action of spattering, scattering, splashing, or flying, like sparks.
Used to describe the action of hurrying or rushing.
Used to describe the action of fleeing, running off, or escaping.
Used to describe the action of disappearing, vanishing, fading, or thinning out.
Used to describe the actions of breaking off, coming off, falling off, or blowing, such as a fuse.
Used to describe the action of being sent out, or flying of false rumors, catcalls, etc.
Used to describe the action of a punch, kick, etc., coming flying towards someone.
Used to describe the action of being missing (like a page or a stitch), skipping, or jumping (e.g., in a conversation).
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Refers specifically to a jump or leap, often in sports or physical activities.
To scatter or disperse, often used for flowers or objects breaking apart.
To disappear or vanish from sight; can refer to physical objects or light.
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Disk herniation is when cartilage, called 'intervertebral disk' and found between each vertebra, slips out.
All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.
The first thing that came to my attention was the large sofa. It was covered in sober coloured leather, the seat and the back both looked wide and comfortable.
The UFO, with a zigzag movement you couldn't think of as being a plane, flew off into the mountains in the east.
For example, vervet monkeys learn to use a certain call in the presence of circling eagles, who prey on the monkeys.
When Yoko and I heard the sirens stop nearby, we quickly decided to go check it out.