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Etymology
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From. First attested in the  of 720.

Originally a compound of. Old Japanese did not allow vowel clusters, resulting in the shortening of mawi iru to mawiru.

The transitive senses are obsolete in modern Japanese.

Verb

 * 1)   to go
 * 2)   to come
 * 3)   to visit
 * 4) to be overcome, to cede to a superior person or superior circumstances
 * 5)   to lose to an opponent
 * 6)   to be bothered, overwhelmed, done in by circumstances
 * 7)   to die
 * 8)   to fall for someone romantically
 * 9)  to go to
 * 10)   to serve someone in some capacity, to do something for someone
 * 1)   to be bothered, overwhelmed, done in by circumstances
 * 2)   to die
 * 3)   to fall for someone romantically
 * 4)  to go to
 * 5)   to serve someone in some capacity, to do something for someone
 * 1)  to go to
 * 2)   to serve someone in some capacity, to do something for someone