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Godan verb, transitive verb

1. to bite.
2. to chew, to gnaw, to masticate.
3. to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one's words, to stutter, to stammer.
4. to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore).
5. to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together.
6. to be involved in.
7. to convince, to persuade. Archaism. Used by Edo period prostitutes.