Japanese Verbs

恨むうらむ— to bear a grudge, to resent, to hold a grudge

人ひとを恨んうらんでも仕方ないしかたない。There's no point in holding a grudge against people.

思い込むおもいこむ— to be convinced, to assume firmly, to take for granted

無理むりだと思い込んおもいこんでいた。I was convinced it was impossible.

憎むにくむ— to hate, to detest

戦争せんそうを憎むにくむ。I hate war.

威張るいばる— to be arrogant, to put on airs, to boss around

先輩せんぱいが威張っいばっている。My senior is being bossy.

恵まれるめぐまれる— to be blessed with, to be fortunate to have

良いよい友ともに恵まれめぐまれた。I was blessed with good friends.

敬ううやまう— to respect, to revere, to honor

年長ねんちょう者しゃを敬ううやまう。Respect your elders.

接するせっする— to deal with, to come into contact with, to treat (someone)

客きゃくに優しくやさしく接するせっする。I treat customers kindly.

憧れるあこがれる— to long for, to admire, to yearn for

歌手かしゅに憧れるあこがれる。I admire the singer.

配るくばる— to distribute, to hand out, to pay (attention)

資料しりょうを配るくばる。I hand out the materials.

余るあまる— to remain, to be left over, to be in surplus

料理りょうりが余っあまった。The food was left over.

埋めるうめる— to bury, to fill in, to fill up

穴あなを埋めるうめる。I fill in the hole.

納めるおさめる— to pay (taxes), to supply, to store away

税金ぜいきんを納めるおさめる。I pay my taxes.

驚かすおどろかす— to surprise, to frighten, to astonish

友達ともだちを驚かすおどろかす。I surprise my friend.

傾くかたむく— to lean, to tilt, to incline

建物たてものが傾くかたむく。The building leans.

枯れるかれる— to wither, to die (of plants), to dry up

花はなが枯れかれた。The flower withered.

刻むきざむ— to chop finely, to mince, to carve, to engrave

野菜やさいを刻むきざむ。I chop the vegetables.

崩すくずす— to demolish, to break down, to break (money into change)

一いち万まん円えんを崩すくずす。I break a ten-thousand-yen bill into change.

削るけずる— to shave, to scrape off, to cut down, to reduce

予算よさんを削るけずる。I cut the budget.

超えるこえる— to exceed, to surpass, to go beyond

百ひゃく人にんを超えるこえる。It exceeds a hundred people.

焦げるこげる— to burn, to get scorched (of food)

魚さかなが焦げこげた。The fish got burnt.

擦るこする— to rub, to scrub

目めを擦るする。I rub my eyes.

転がるころがる— to roll, to roll over, to tumble

ボールが転がるころがる。The ball rolls.

探るさぐる— to search, to grope for, to probe, to investigate

原因げんいんを探るさぐる。I probe for the cause.

刺すさす— to pierce, to stab, to sting, to bite (of insects)

蚊かに刺ささされた。I got bitten by a mosquito.

妨げるさまたげる— to hinder, to obstruct, to disturb, to prevent

睡眠すいみんを妨げるさまたげる।It disturbs sleep.

敷くしく— to spread out, to lay out, to lay (a foundation)

布団ふとんを敷くしく。I lay out the futon.

縛るしばる— to tie, to bind, to fasten

ひもで縛るしばる。I tie it with a string.

絞るしぼる— to wring, to squeeze, to narrow down

レモンを絞るしぼる।I squeeze a lemon.

湿るしめる— to become damp, to be moist, to get humid

洗濯せんたく物ぶつが湿っしめっている。The laundry is damp.

揃えるそろえる— to make uniform, to put in order, to gather (a complete set)

道具どうぐを揃えるそろえる。I gather the tools together.

耕すたがやす— to till, to plow, to cultivate

畑はたけを耕すたがやす。I till the field.

畳むたたむ— to fold (up)

服ふくを畳むたたむ。I fold the clothes.

蓄えるたくわえる— to store up, to save, to stock, to accumulate

水みずを蓄えるたくわえる。I store up water.

縮むちぢむ— to shrink, to contract

セーターが縮んちぢんだ。The sweater shrank.

突くつく— to poke, to thrust, to prod

棒ぼうで突くつく。I poke it with a stick.

伝わるつたわる— to be transmitted, to be conveyed, to be communicated

気持ちきもちが伝わるつたわる。The feelings come across.

努めるつとめる— to strive, to endeavor, to make an effort

改善かいぜんに努めるつとめる。I strive to improve.

潰すつぶす— to crush, to smash, to kill (time), to waste

時間じかんを潰すつぶす。I kill time.

潰れるつぶれる— to be crushed, to collapse, to go bankrupt

会社かいしゃが潰れつぶれた。The company went bankrupt.

溶けるとける— to melt, to dissolve

氷こおりが溶けるとける。The ice melts.

整うととのう— to be in order, to be arranged, to be ready

準備じゅんびが整うととのう।The preparations are complete.

捕るとる— to catch, to capture, to take (prey)

虫むしを捕るとる。I catch an insect.

慰めるなぐさめる— to comfort, to console, to soothe

友ともを慰めるなぐさめる।I comfort my friend.

撫でるなでる— to stroke, to pet, to caress

猫ねこを撫でるなでる。I pet the cat.

濁るにごる— to become muddy, to become cloudy, to be turbid

水みずが濁るにごる。The water becomes muddy.

睨むにらむ— to glare at, to stare at, to keep an eye on

相手あいてを睨むにらむ।I glare at my opponent.

濡らすぬらす— to wet, to moisten, to dampen

タオルを濡らすぬらす。I wet the towel.

狙うねらう— to aim at, to target, to have one's eye on

優勝ゆうしょうを狙うねらう。I aim for the championship.

覗くのぞく— to peek, to peep, to look in

窓まどから覗くのぞく。I peek in through the window.

延びるのびる— to be extended, to be postponed, to be prolonged

予定よていが延びるのびる。The schedule is postponed.

測るはかる— to measure (length or distance), to gauge

距離きょりを測るはかる।I measure the distance.

掃くはく— to sweep

庭にわを掃くはく。I sweep the garden.

挟むはさむ— to hold between, to sandwich, to insert between

パンにハムを挟むはさむ。I put ham between the bread.

響くひびく— to resound, to echo, to reverberate

音おとが響くひびく।The sound echoes.

隔てるへだてる— to separate, to divide, to interpose

川かわが町まちを隔てるへだてる。The river separates the town.

曲げるまげる— to bend

針金はりがねを曲げるまげる。I bend the wire.

混じるまじる— to be mixed, to be blended, to mingle

水みずに油あぶらが混じるまじる。Oil mixes into the water.

診るみる— to examine (a patient), to see (medically)

医者いしゃが患者かんじゃを診るみる。The doctor examines the patient.

蒸すむす— to steam

野菜やさいを蒸すふかす。I steam the vegetables.

巡るめぐる— to go around, to tour, to revolve

名所めいしょを巡るめぐる。I tour the famous sights.

目指すめざす— to aim for, to set one's sights on

優勝ゆうしょうを目指すめざす。I aim for the championship.

儲けるもうける— to earn (a profit), to make money

商売しょうばいで儲けるもうける。I make money through business.

潜るもぐる— to dive, to submerge, to crawl under

海うみに潜るもぐる。I dive into the sea.

破れるやぶれる— to tear, to get torn, to rip

紙かみが破れるやぶれる。The paper tears.

略すりゃくす— to abbreviate, to shorten, to omit

名前なまえを略すりゃくす।I abbreviate the name.

詫びるわびる— to apologize

遅刻ちこくを詫びるわびる。I apologize for being late.

見送るみおくる— to see off, to send off, to postpone, to pass up

友ともを駅えきで見送るみおくる。I see my friend off at the station.

見直すみなおす— to review, to reconsider, to re-evaluate, to reassess

計画けいかくを見直すみなおす。I review the plan.

見慣れるみなれる— to get used to seeing, to become familiar (by sight)

見み慣れなれた風景ふうけい。A familiar landscape.

炊くたく— to cook (rice), to boil

ご飯ごはんを炊くたく。to cook rice

煮るにる— to boil, to simmer, to stew

野菜やさいを煮るにる。to simmer vegetables

預かるあずかる— to look after, to keep, to take charge of, to be entrusted with

荷物にもつを預かるあずかる。to look after the luggage

暴れるあばれる— to rage, to act violently, to rampage

酔っよって暴れるあばれる。to get drunk and act violently

争うあらそう— to compete, to contend, to quarrel, to dispute

優勝ゆうしょうを争うあらそう。to compete for the championship

補うおぎなう— to make up for, to compensate for, to supplement

不足ふそくを補うおぎなう。to make up for the shortage

治めるおさめる— to govern, to rule, to suppress, to bring under control

国くにを治めるおさめる。to govern a country

嗅ぐかぐ— to smell, to sniff

花はなの匂いにおいを嗅ぐかぐ。to smell the fragrance of a flower

重なるかさなる— to be piled up, to overlap, to coincide

予定よていが重なるかさなる。The schedules overlap.

乾かすかわかす— to dry, to let dry

髪かみを乾かすかわかす。to dry one's hair

区切るくぎる— to divide, to punctuate, to partition

文章ぶんしょうを区切るくぎる。to break up the sentences

崩れるくずれる— to collapse, to crumble, to fall apart, to turn (bad, of weather)

天気てんきが崩れるくずれる。The weather turns bad.

砕くくだく— to break, to smash, to crush, to grind

氷こおりを砕くくだく。to crush ice

組み立てるくみたてる— to assemble, to put together, to construct

家具かぐを組み立てるくみたてる。to assemble furniture

凍えるこごえる— to freeze, to be numb with cold

手てが凍えるこごえる。My hands are numb with cold.

裂くさく— to tear, to rip, to split

布ぬのを裂くさく。to tear the cloth

冷ますさます— to cool, to let cool

スープを冷ますさます。to let the soup cool

しびれる— to go numb, to become numb, to have pins and needles

足あしがしびれる。My leg goes numb.

締め切るしめきる— to close (applications), to end, to shut off

申し込みもうしこみを締め切るしめきる。to close the applications

しゃがむ— to crouch, to squat

地面じめんにしゃがむ。to squat on the ground

しゃぶる— to suck, to lick

飴あめをしゃぶる。to suck on a candy

透き通るすきとおる— to be transparent, to be clear, to be see-through

透き通っすきとおった水みず。clear, transparent water

攻めるせめる— to attack, to assault

敵てきを攻めるせめる。to attack the enemy

高めるたかめる— to raise, to heighten, to enhance

意識いしきを高めるたかめる。To raise one's awareness.

立ち止まるたちどまる— to stop (walking), to halt, to stand still

立ち止まったちどまって考えるかんがえる。To stop and think.

例えるたとえる— to compare (to), to liken, to use as a metaphor

花はなに例えるたとえる。To liken it to a flower.

散らかすちらかす— to scatter about, to make a mess, to clutter

部屋へやを散らかすちらかす。To make a mess of the room.

散るちる— to fall, to scatter (of blossoms or leaves)

桜さくらが散るちる。The cherry blossoms fall.

溶かすとかす— to melt, to dissolve, to thaw

砂糖さとうを溶かすとかす。To dissolve the sugar.

飛び込むとびこむ— to jump in, to dive in, to plunge into

プールに飛び込むとびこむ。To dive into the pool.

取り消すとりけす— to cancel, to call off, to retract

予約よやくを取り消すとりけす。To cancel a reservation.

取り出すとりだす— to take out, to pull out, to produce

財布さいふを取り出すとりだす。To take out one's wallet.

放るほうる— to throw, to toss, to fling; to leave unfinished

ボールを放るほうる。To throw the ball.

巻くまく— to wind, to wrap, to coil, to roll up

マフラーを巻くまく。To wrap a scarf around oneself.

ためらう— to hesitate, to waver, to be indecisive

返事へんじをためらう。To hesitate to reply.

遭うあう— to meet with, to encounter, to run into (something bad)

事故じこに遭うあう。To have an accident.

扇ぐあおぐ— to fan

うちわで扇ぐあおぐ。To fan oneself with a round paper fan.

あきれる— to be amazed, to be dumbfounded, to be appalled

彼かれの態度たいどにあきれる。To be appalled at his attitude.

揚げるあげる— to deep-fry

天ぷらてんぷらを揚げるあげる。To deep-fry tempura.

挙げるあげる— to raise, to give (an example), to cite

例れいを挙げるあげる。To give an example.

味わうあじわう— to taste, to savor, to relish, to enjoy

料理りょうりを味わうあじわう。To savor the dish.

暖まるあたたまる— to warm up, to get warm

部屋へやが暖まるあたたまる。The room warms up.

あてはめる— to apply (to), to fit, to adapt

規則きそくにあてはめる。To apply it to the rule.

あぶる— to roast (over a flame), to toast, to grill

のりをあぶる。To toast the seaweed over a flame.

甘やかすあまやかす— to pamper, to spoil, to indulge

子供こどもを甘やかすあまやかす。To spoil a child.

編むあむ— to knit, to braid, to weave

セーターを編むあむ。To knit a sweater.

改めるあらためる— to change, to alter, to revise, to reform

態度たいどを改めるあらためる。To change one's attitude.

著すあらわす— to write, to author, to publish (a book)

本ほんを著すあらわす。To write a book.

在るある— to be, to exist, to be located

問題もんだいが在るある。A problem exists.

あわてる— to panic, to be flustered, to be in a hurry

急きゅうにあわてる。To suddenly panic.

言い出すいいだす— to bring up (a topic), to start talking, to propose

先さきに言いいい出すだす。To be the first to bring it up.

言い付けるいいつける— to order, to tell (someone to do); to tell on, to tattle

用事ようじを言い付けるいいつける。To assign a task.

嫌がるいやがる— to dislike, to be reluctant, to hate

注射ちゅうしゃを嫌いやがる。To hate getting an injection.

煎るいる— to roast, to parch (in a dry pan)

豆まめを煎るいる。To roast beans.

飢えるうえる— to starve, to go hungry, to be famished

食べ物たべものがなく飢えるうえる。To starve for lack of food.

浮かぶうかぶ— to float; to come to mind, to occur to one

いい考えかんがえが浮かぶうかぶ。A good idea comes to mind.

浮かべるうかべる— to float (something); to show (an expression on one's face)

笑みえみを浮かべるうかべる。To wear a smile.

浮くうく— to float, to rise to the surface

船ふねが水みずに浮くうく。The boat floats on the water.

承るうけたまわる— to hear, to receive, to accept (humble)

ご注文ちゅうもんを承るうけたまわる。To take your order.

受け持つうけもつ— to take charge of, to be in charge of, to be responsible for

クラスを受け持つうけもつ。To be in charge of a class.

薄めるうすめる— to dilute, to water down, to thin

水みずで薄めるうすめる。To dilute it with water.

打ち消すうちけす— to deny, to negate, to dispel

うわさを打ち消すうちけす。To dispel the rumor.

討つうつ— to attack and kill, to avenge, to defeat

敵てきを討つうつ。To defeat the enemy.

映すうつす— to reflect (an image), to project (on a screen)

鏡かがみに姿すがたを映すうつす。To reflect one's figure in the mirror.

写るうつる— to be photographed, to come out (in a photo)

写真しゃしんによく写るうつる。To photograph well.

映るうつる— to be reflected, to be mirrored, to appear

水みずに月つきが映るうつる。The moon is reflected in the water.

裏返すうらがえす— to turn inside out, to turn over

服ふくを裏返すうらがえす。To turn the clothes inside out.

占ううらなう— to tell someone's fortune, to divine

運勢うんせいを占ううらなう。To tell one's fortune.

羨むうらやむ— to envy, to be jealous of

人ひとの成功せいこうを羨むうらやむ。To envy another's success.

売り切れるうりきれる— to be sold out

チケットが売り切れるうりきれる。The tickets sell out.

追い掛けるおいかける— to chase, to run after, to pursue

犯人はんにんを追い掛けるおいかける。To chase the culprit.

追い越すおいこす— to overtake, to pass, to get ahead of

前まえの車くるまを追い越すおいこす。To overtake the car in front.

応ずるおうずる— to respond (to), to comply with, to meet

求めもとめに応ずるおうずる。To respond to a request.

拝むおがむ— to worship, to pray to (with hands together)

仏像ぶつぞうを拝むおがむ。To worship a Buddhist statue.

怠るおこたる— to neglect, to be negligent, to be careless about

準備じゅんびを怠るおこたる。To neglect the preparations.

押さえるおさえる— to hold down, to press, to restrain

傷口きずぐちを押さえるおさえる。To press down on the wound.

教わるおそわる— to be taught, to learn (from someone)

先生せんせいに教わるおそわる。To be taught by the teacher.

おどかす— to threaten, to scare, to startle

大声おおごえでおどかす。To startle someone with a loud voice.

脅すおどす— to threaten, to menace, to intimidate

刃物はもので脅すおどす。To threaten with a blade.

訪れるおとずれる— to visit; to arrive, to come (of a season or time)

春はるが訪れるおとずれる。Spring arrives.

劣るおとる— to be inferior, to be worse, to fall behind

性能せいのうが劣るおとる。The performance is inferior.

衰えるおとろえる— to decline, to weaken, to grow feeble

体力たいりょくが衰えるおとろえる。One's physical strength declines.

溺れるおぼれる— to drown, to be drowning

川かわで溺れるおぼれる。To drown in the river.

及ぶおよぶ— to reach, to extend to, to amount to

被害ひがいが広こう範囲はんいに及ぶおよぶ。The damage extends over a wide area.

卸すおろす— to sell wholesale

商品しょうひんを卸すおろす。To wholesale the goods.

買い込むかいこむ— to buy up, to stock up on, to buy in large quantities

食料しょくりょうを買い込むかいこむ。To stock up on food.

飼うかう— to keep (a pet), to raise (an animal)

猫ねこを飼うかう。To keep a cat.

返すかえす— to return, to give back

借りかりた本ほんを返すかえす。To return the borrowed book.

代えるかえる— to replace, to substitute, to exchange

係かかりを代えるかえる。To change the person in charge.

係わるかかわる— to be involved in, to be concerned with, to relate to

事件じけんに係わるかかわる。To be involved in the incident.

掻くかく— to scratch

背中せなかを掻くかく。To scratch one's back.

重ねるかさねる— to pile up, to stack, to repeat

皿さらを重ねるかさねる。To stack the plates.

かじる— to bite, to gnaw, to nibble

りんごをかじる。To bite into an apple.

片付くかたづく— to be put in order, to be tidied up, to be settled

部屋へやが片付くかたづく。The room gets tidied up.

固まるかたまる— to harden, to set, to solidify

セメントが固まるかたまる。The cement hardens.

片寄るかたよる— to lean to one side, to be biased, to be one-sided

判断はんだんが片寄るかたよる。The judgment is biased.

担ぐかつぐ— to carry on one's shoulder, to shoulder

荷物にもつを担ぐかつぐ。To shoulder the luggage.

兼ねるかねる— to combine, to serve as both, to hold (two roles) at once

趣味しゅみと実益じつえきを兼ねるかねる。To combine pleasure with profit.

被せるかぶせる— to cover (with), to put over; to shift (blame onto)

布ぬのを被せるかぶせる。To cover it with a cloth.

からかう— to tease, to make fun of, to poke fun at

友達ともだちをからかう。To tease a friend.

渇くかわく— to be thirsty, to get dry (of the throat)

のどが渇くかわく。One's throat gets dry.

代わるかわる— to take the place of, to substitute for, to replace

母ははに代わっかわって出るでる。To appear in place of one's mother.

感ずるかんずる— to feel, to sense

危険きけんを感ずるかんずる。To sense danger.

着替えるきがえる— to change clothes, to get changed

服ふくを着替えるきがえる。To change one's clothes.

築くきずく— to build, to build up, to establish

信頼しんらいを築くきずく。To build trust.

鍛えるきたえる— to train, to forge, to strengthen, to drill

体からだを鍛えるきたえる。To train one's body.

嫌うきらう— to dislike, to hate, to detest

不正ふせいを嫌うきらう。To detest injustice.

砕けるくだける— to break, to shatter, to crumble

ガラスが砕けるくだける。The glass shatters.

組むくむ— to join up with, to team up; to fold (arms), to cross (legs)

腕うでを組むくむ。To fold one's arms.

汲むくむ— to draw (water), to pump, to scoop up

井戸いどから水みずを汲むくむ。To draw water from the well.

悔やむくやむ— to regret, to lament, to mourn

過去かこを悔やむくやむ。To regret the past.

暮らすくらす— to live, to get by, to make a living

幸せしあわせに暮らすくらす。To live happily.

狂うくるう— to go mad; to go wrong, to go awry

計画けいかくが狂うくるう。The plan goes awry.

加わるくわわる— to join, to be added, to take part in

チームに加わるくわわる。To join the team.

蹴るける— to kick

ボールを蹴るける。To kick the ball.

心得るこころえる— to know, to understand, to be well versed in, to bear in mind

作法さほうを心得るこころえる。To know proper manners.

超すこす— to exceed, to surpass, to go beyond

百ひゃく万まん人にんを超すこす。To exceed one million people.

異なることなる— to differ, to be different

考えかんがえ方かたが異なることなる。Their ways of thinking differ.

好むこのむ— to like, to prefer, to be fond of

甘いあまい物ものを好むこのむ。To be fond of sweet things.

込めるこめる— to put into, to fill with, to load; to put (one's heart) into

心こころを込めるこめる。To put one's heart into it.

凝るこる— to be absorbed in, to be devoted to; to grow stiff (of muscles)

肩かたが凝るこる。One's shoulders get stiff.

暖めるあたためる— to warm, to heat up

スープを暖めるあたためる。To heat up the soup.

あてはまる— to apply, to hold true, to be applicable, to fit

条件じょうけんにあてはまる。To meet the conditions.

あふれる— to overflow, to brim over, to be full of

水みずがあふれる。The water overflows.

炒るいる— to roast, to parch, to stir-fry (in a pan)

ごまを炒るいる。To roast the sesame seeds.

押えるおさえる— to hold down, to restrain, to suppress, to control

感情かんじょうを押えるおさえる。To restrain one's emotions.

落ち着くおちつく— to calm down, to settle down, to be composed

気持ちきもちが落ち着くおちつく。One's feelings calm down.

思い付くおもいつく— to think of, to hit upon, to come up with (an idea)

いい案あんを思い付くおもいつく。To come up with a good idea.

帰すかえす— to send back, to send home, to let go home

子供こどもを家いえに帰すきす。To send the child home.

反るかえる— to warp, to bend back, to curve

板いたが反るそる。The board warps.

かわいがる— to love, to cherish, to dote on, to be affectionate to

孫まごをかわいがる。To dote on one's grandchild.

代るかわる— to take the place of, to substitute for, to act in place of

父ちちに代るかわる。To stand in for one's father.

着せるきせる— to dress (someone), to put clothes on (someone)

子供こどもに服ふくを着せるきせる。To dress a child in clothes.

斬るきる— to cut down, to slay (with a blade)

刀かたなで斬るきる。To cut with a sword.

気を付けるきをつける— to be careful, to pay attention, to take care

健康けんこうに気きを付けるつける。To take care of one's health.

くたびれる— to get tired, to be worn out, to be exhausted

歩きあるきすぎてくたびれる。To get worn out from walking too much.

くっつく— to stick to, to cling to, to adhere

ガムが靴くつにくっつく。The gum sticks to the shoe.

くっつける— to attach, to stick together, to join

のりでくっつける。To stick together with glue.

酌むくむ— to pour (a drink); to consider, to sympathize with (someone's situation)

事情じじょうを酌むくむ。To take the circumstances into consideration.

くるむ— to wrap up, to wrap in, to tuck in

タオルでくるむ。To wrap in a towel.

咥えるくわえる— to hold in one's mouth, to have between one's teeth

犬いぬが骨ほねを咥えるくわえる。The dog holds a bone in its mouth.

請うこう— to ask for, to beg, to request

許しゆるしを請うこう。To beg for forgiveness.

焦がすこがす— to burn, to scorch

ご飯ごはんを焦がすこがす。To burn the rice.

腰掛けるこしかける— to sit down (on a chair or bench)

ベンチに腰掛けるこしかける。To sit down on a bench.

こしらえる— to make, to prepare, to fix up

弁当べんとうをこしらえる。To make a boxed lunch.

言付けることづける— to send word, to leave a message, to send (via someone)

伝言でんごんを言付けるいいつける。To leave a message (with someone).

こぼす— to spill (a liquid); to grumble, to complain

水みずをこぼす。To spill water.

こぼれる— to overflow, to spill over, to brim over

涙なみだがこぼれる。Tears well up and overflow.

こらえる— to endure, to bear, to hold back, to suppress

涙なみだをこらえる。To hold back one's tears.

転がすころがす— to roll (something), to set rolling

ボールを転がすころがす。To roll a ball.

遡るさかのぼる— to go back, to trace back, to go upstream

歴史れきしを遡るさかのぼる。To trace back through history.

捜すさがす— to search for, to look for (something lost)

迷子まいごを捜すさがす。To search for a lost child.

囁くささやく— to whisper, to murmur

耳元みみもとで囁くささやく。To whisper in someone's ear.

刺さるささる— to stick into, to get stuck in, to pierce

とげが刺さるささる。A splinter sticks into (the skin).

挿すさす— to insert, to put in, to stick in

花はなを花瓶かびんに挿すさす。To put flowers in a vase.

錆びるさびる— to rust, to become rusty

鉄てつが錆びるさびる。The iron rusts.

冷めるさめる— to cool down, to get cold; (of interest) to cool off

料理りょうりが冷めるさめる。The food gets cold.

仕上がるしあがる— to be finished, to be completed, to be ready

作品さくひんが仕上がるしあがる。The work is completed.

茂るしげる— to grow thick, to grow luxuriantly (of plants)

草くさが茂るしげる。The grass grows thick.

静まるしずまる— to calm down, to quiet down, to subside

風かぜが静まるしずまる。The wind dies down.

しぼむ— to wilt, to wither, to shrivel (of flowers, balloons)

花はながしぼむ。The flower wilts.

生ずるしょうずる— to arise, to occur, to result

問題もんだいが生ずるしょうずる。A problem arises.

信ずるしんずる— to believe, to have faith in

神かみを信ずるしんずる。To believe in God.

涼むすずむ— to cool oneself, to enjoy the cool air

木陰こかげで涼むすずむ。To cool off in the shade of a tree.

棄てるすてる— to abandon, to throw away, to give up

希望きぼうを棄てるすてる。To give up hope.

澄むすむ— to become clear, to become transparent

水みずが澄むすむ。The water becomes clear.

刷るする— to print (with a press)

ポスターを刷るする。To print a poster.

すれ違うすれちがう— to pass by each other, to miss each other

道みちですれ違うすれちがう。To pass by each other on the road.

ずらす— to shift, to move slightly, to stagger, to postpone

予定よていをずらす。To reschedule the plans.

ずれる— to slip out of place, to shift, to deviate

位置いちがずれる。The position shifts out of place.

背負うせおう— to carry on one's back, to shoulder (a burden)

荷物にもつを背負うせおう。To carry luggage on one's back.

迫るせまる— to draw near, to approach, to close in; to press (someone for)

締め切りしめきりが迫るせまる。The deadline draws near.

具えるそなえる— to be endowed with, to possess, to be furnished with

才能さいのうを具えるそなえる。To be endowed with talent.

剃るそる— to shave

ひげを剃るそる。To shave one's beard.

逸れるそれる— to go astray, to deviate, to stray off (topic)

話はなしが逸れるそれる。The conversation strays off topic.

揃うそろう— to be complete, to be all present, to be gathered together

全員ぜんいんが揃うそろう。Everyone is present.

属するぞくする— to belong to, to be affiliated with

クラブに属するぞくする。To belong to a club.

存じるぞんじる— to know, to think (humble form)

よく存じぞんじております。I know it well.

焚くたく— to burn, to build (a fire)

火ひを焚くたく。To build a fire.

助かるたすかる— to be saved, to be rescued; to be helpful

おかげで助かるたすかる。Thanks to you, that's a big help.

建つたつ— to be built, to be erected (of a building)

ビルが建つたつ。A building is built.

発つたつ— to depart, to set out, to leave

朝あさ早くはやく発つたつ。To set out early in the morning.

溜まるたまる— to accumulate, to pile up, to collect

ストレスが溜まるたまる。Stress builds up.

溜めるためる— to save up, to accumulate, to store

お金かねを溜めるためる。To save up money.

足るたる— to be enough, to be sufficient, to be worth

信頼しんらいに足るたる人ひと。A person worthy of trust.

だます— to deceive, to trick, to cheat

人ひとをだます。To deceive someone.

誓うちかう— to swear, to pledge, to vow

忠誠ちゅうせいを誓うちかう。To pledge one's loyalty.

近寄るちかよる— to approach, to go near, to draw close

危ないあぶないから近寄るちかよるな。It's dangerous, so don't come near.

ちぎる— to tear off, to tear into pieces

パンをちぎる。To tear the bread into pieces.

縮めるちぢめる— to shorten, to reduce, to contract

距離きょりを縮めるちぢめる。To close the distance.

散らすちらす— to scatter, to disperse

花びらはなびらを散らすちらす。To scatter flower petals.

付き合うつきあう— to associate with, to keep company with; to go along with, to date

友達ともだちと付き合うつきあう。To associate with friends.

突き当たるつきあたる— to run into, to collide with; to come to the end (of a road)

壁かべに突き当たるつきあたる。To run into a wall.

点くつく— to be lit, to come on (of a light or fire)

電気でんきが点くつく。The light comes on.

造るつくる— to build, to construct, to make (large things)

船ふねを造るつくる。To build a ship.

次ぐつぐ— to rank next to, to come after, to follow

社長しゃちょうに次ぐつぐ地位ちい。The position next to the company president.

着けるつける— to put on, to wear, to attach; to bring (a vehicle) alongside

身みに着けるつける。To acquire (a skill); to wear on one's person.

突っ込むつっこむ— to thrust in, to shove into; to plunge into, to charge in

ポケットに手てを突っ込むつっこむ。To thrust one's hand into a pocket.

務めるつとめる— to serve as, to fill (a role or post), to perform (a duty)

司会しかいを務めるつとめる。To serve as the master of ceremonies.

繋がるつながる— to be connected, to be linked, to get through

電話でんわが繋がるつながる。The phone call gets through.

繋げるつなげる— to connect, to link, to join together

線せんを繋げるつなげる。To connect the lines.

つまずく— to stumble, to trip

石いしにつまずく。To trip over a stone.

詰まるつまる— to be blocked, to be clogged, to be stuffed, to be packed

鼻はなが詰まるつまる。One's nose is stuffed up.

積むつむ— to pile up, to load; to accumulate (experience)

経験けいけんを積むつむ。To accumulate experience.

釣り合うつりあう— to balance, to be in balance, to match, to be suited

収支しゅうしが釣り合うつりあう。Income and expenses balance out.

吊るつる— to hang, to suspend

ハンモックを吊るつる。To hang up a hammock.

吊すつるす— to hang, to hang up, to suspend

服ふくを吊すつるす。To hang up clothes.

照らすてらす— to shine on, to illuminate, to light up

道みちを照らすてらす。To light up the road.

照るてる— to shine, to be sunny (of the sun)

日ひが照るてる。The sun shines.

出迎えるでむかえる— to go out to meet, to greet, to receive (a guest)

空港くうこうで出迎えるでむかえる。To meet (someone) at the airport.

通り掛かるとおりかかる— to happen to pass by, to chance to come by

偶然ぐうぜん通り掛かるとおりかかる。To happen to pass by.

尖るとがる— to become pointed, to become sharp

鉛筆えんぴつの先さきが尖るとがる。The tip of the pencil is sharp.

溶くとく— to dissolve, to melt, to beat (into a liquid)

卵たまごを溶くとく。To beat an egg.

溶け込むとけこむ— to blend in, to melt into, to fit in

社会しゃかいに溶け込むとけこむ。To blend into society.

留まるとどまる— to remain, to stay, to be limited to

その場ばに留まるとまる。To stay in place.

跳ぶとぶ— to jump, to leap, to spring

高くたかく跳ぶとぶ。To jump high.

泊めるとめる— to give lodging to, to let (someone) stay the night

友達ともだちを家いえに泊めるとめる。To let a friend stay over at one's house.

捕えるとらえる— to catch, to capture, to seize, to apprehend

犯人はんにんを捕えるとらえる。To capture the criminal.

取り入れるとりいれる— to adopt, to take in, to incorporate

新しん技術ぎじゅつを取り入れるとりいれる。To adopt new technology.

採るとる— to adopt, to hire, to take, to gather

新人しんじんを採るとる。To hire a new employee.

退くどく— to step aside, to get out of the way, to withdraw

道みちから退くしりぞく。To step aside off the road.

退けるどける— to remove, to move aside, to clear away

邪魔じゃまな物ものを退けるしりぞける。To move aside something that is in the way.

どなる— to shout, to yell, to bawl at

大声おおごえでどなる。To shout in a loud voice.

治すなおす— to cure, to heal, to treat (an illness)

病気びょうきを治すなおす。To cure an illness.

長引くながびく— to be prolonged, to drag on, to be delayed

会議かいぎが長引くながびく。The meeting drags on.

亡くすなくす— to lose (a loved one to death)

父ちちを亡くすなくす。To lose one's father.

なぐる— to hit, to strike, to punch, to beat

顔かおをなぐる。To punch (someone) in the face.

倣うならう— to imitate, to follow (an example)

前例ぜんれいに倣うならう。To follow the precedent.

鳴らすならす— to ring, to sound, to play (a sound)

ベルを鳴らすならす。To ring a bell.

馴れるなれる— to become tame, to become accustomed, to grow familiar

犬いぬが馴れるなれる。The dog becomes tame.

煮えるにえる— to be boiled, to be cooked (by boiling)

豆まめが煮えるにえる。The beans are boiled done.

匂うにおう— to smell, to give off a scent

花はなが匂うにおう。The flowers give off a fragrance.

逃がすにがす— to let go, to set free, to let escape

魚さかなを逃がすにがす。To release the fish.

縫うぬう— to sew, to stitch

ボタンを縫うぬう。To sew on a button.

捻るねじる— to twist, to turn, to wrench

つまみを捻るひねる。To turn the knob.

熱するねっする— to heat, to heat up

フライパンを熱するねっする。To heat up the frying pan.

載せるのせる— to publish, to run (an article); to place on top, to load

記事きじを載せるのせる。To run an article.

延ばすのばす— to extend, to postpone, to prolong (a time or deadline)

期限きげんを延ばすのばす。To extend the deadline.

載るのる— to appear (in print), to be published, to be listed

新聞しんぶんに載るのる。To appear in the newspaper.

這うはう— to crawl, to creep

赤ん坊あかんぼうが這うはう。The baby crawls.

生えるはえる— to grow, to sprout (of teeth, grass, beard)

歯はが生えるはえる。Teeth come in.

量るはかる— to measure, to weigh (weight or quantity)

体重たいじゅうを量るはかる。To weigh one's body weight.

剥がすはがす— to peel off, to tear off, to strip off

シールを剥がすはがす。To peel off a sticker.

挟まるはさまる— to get caught between, to be wedged in

歯はに物ものが挟まるはさまる。Food gets stuck between one's teeth.

外れるはずれる— to come off, to be disconnected; to miss (a guess), to be wrong

予想よそうが外れるはずれる。The prediction turns out wrong.

話し掛けるはなしかける— to speak to, to address, to strike up a conversation with

知らしらない人ひとに話し掛けるはなしかける。To speak to a stranger.

放れるはなれる— to get free, to break loose, to be released

鎖くさりから放れるはなれる。To break loose from the chain.

跳ねるはねる— to bounce, to splash, to spring up

水みずが跳ねるはねる。The water splashes.

はめる— to put on (a ring, gloves), to fit into, to insert

指輪ゆびわをはめる。To put on a ring.

流行るはやる— to be popular, to be in fashion, to be prevalent, to spread (of an illness)

風邪かぜが流行るはやる。A cold is going around.

払い戻すはらいもどす— to refund, to repay, to pay back

料金りょうきんを払い戻すはらいもどす。To refund the fee.

張り切るはりきる— to be in high spirits, to be enthusiastic, to go at it with vigor

仕事しごとに張り切るはりきる。To throw oneself into one's work with enthusiasm.

引き返すひきかえす— to turn back, to go back the way one came

途中とちゅうで引き返すひきかえす。To turn back partway.

引き止めるひきとめる— to detain, to stop (someone from leaving), to hold back

客きゃくを引き止めるひきとめる。To keep a customer from leaving.

引っ掛かるひっかかる— to get caught (on), to be caught, to fall for (a trick)

わなに引っ掛かるひっかかる。To fall into a trap.

引っ込むひっこむ— to withdraw, to draw back, to retire (indoors)

奥おくに引っ込むひっこむ。To retreat to the back.

捻るひねる— to twist, to wrench; to rack (one's brains)

頭あたまを捻るひねる。To rack one's brains.

冷やすひやす— to cool, to chill

ビールを冷やすひやす。To chill the beer.

広げるひろげる— to spread out, to unfold, to widen

地図ちずを広げるひろげる。To spread out the map.

広めるひろめる— to spread, to popularize, to disseminate

知識ちしきを広めるひろめる。To spread knowledge.

深まるふかまる— to deepen, to grow deeper

秋あきが深まるふかまる。Autumn deepens.

拭くふく— to wipe, to wipe clean

窓まどを拭くふく。To wipe the window.

含めるふくめる— to include, to add in

税ぜいを含めるふくめる。To include the tax.

膨らむふくらむ— to swell, to expand, to bulge

風船ふうせんが膨らむふくらむ。The balloon swells up.

塞ぐふさぐ— to close up, to block, to plug, to stop up

穴あなを塞ぐふさぐ。To plug the hole.

ふざける— to joke around, to fool around, to mess about

授業じゅぎょう中ちゅうにふざける。To fool around during class.

増やすふやす— to increase, to add to (in number or amount)

貯金ちょきんを増やすふやす。To increase one's savings.

振舞うふるまう— to behave, to conduct oneself; to treat (to food/drink)

堂々どうどうと振舞うふるまう。To conduct oneself with dignity.

ぶつかる— to collide, to run into, to bump into

車くるまがぶつかる。The car crashes.

ぶつける— to bang (against), to throw at, to hit

頭あたまをぶつける。To bang one's head.

凹むへこむ— to be dented, to cave in; to be depressed, to feel down

車くるまが凹むへこむ。The car gets dented.

干すほす— to dry, to air, to hang out to dry

洗濯せんたく物ぶつを干すほす。To hang out the laundry to dry.

ほどく— to untie, to undo, to unravel

ひもをほどく。To untie the string.

掘るほる— to dig, to dig out

穴あなを掘るほる。To dig a hole.

彫るほる— to carve, to engrave, to sculpt

木きに名前なまえを彫るほる。To carve a name into the wood.

蒔くまく— to sow, to plant (seeds)

種しゅを蒔くまく。To sow seeds.

撒くまく— to scatter, to sprinkle, to spray

水みずを撒くまく。To sprinkle water.

混ざるまざる— to be mixed, to be blended (intransitive)

絵の具えのぐが混ざるまざる。The paints get mixed together.

交じるまじる— to be mixed in, to mingle, to be mixed among

大人おとなに交じるまじる。To mingle among adults.

混ぜるまぜる— to mix, to blend, to stir in (transitive)

よく混ぜるまぜる。To mix well.

またぐ— to step over, to straddle

溝みぞをまたぐ。To step over the ditch.

祭るまつる— to deify, to enshrine, to worship

神かみを祭るまつる。To worship a god.

纏まるまとまる— to come together, to be settled, to reach agreement

意見いけんが纏まるまとまる。The opinions come to an agreement.

纏めるまとめる— to put together, to gather, to summarize, to settle

考えかんがえを纏めるまとめる。To organize one's thoughts.

真似るまねる— to imitate, to mimic, to copy

先生せんせいを真似るまねる。To imitate the teacher.

見下ろすみおろす— to look down (at), to overlook, to command a view of

山やまから町まちを見下ろすみおろす。To look down at the town from the mountain.

見付かるみつかる— to be found, to be discovered

鍵かぎが見付かるみつかる。The key is found.

見付けるみつける— to find, to discover, to locate

答えこたえを見付けるみつける。To find the answer.

実るみのる— to bear fruit, to ripen, to come to fruition

努力どりょくが実るみのる。One's efforts bear fruit.

見舞うみまう— to visit (a sick or troubled person), to inquire after

病人びょうにんを見舞うみまう。To visit a sick person.

向かうむかう— to head toward, to face, to go toward

駅えきに向かうむかう。To head for the station.

剥くむく— to peel, to skin

みかんを剥くむく।To peel a mandarin orange.

命ずるめいずる— to order, to command

出発しゅっぱつを命ずるめいずる。To order a departure.

目立つめだつ— to stand out, to be conspicuous, to be noticeable

赤いあかい服ふくは目立つめだつ。Red clothes stand out.

儲かるもうかる— to be profitable, to make a profit, to pay

商売しょうばいが儲かるもうかる。The business is profitable.

もたれる— to lean (against); to sit heavy (on the stomach)

壁かべにもたれる。To lean against the wall.

物語るものがたる— to tell, to narrate; to indicate, to speak volumes about

事実じじつを物語るものがたる。The facts speak for themselves.

揉むもむ— to rub, to massage, to knead

肩かたを揉むもむ。To massage someone's shoulders.

燃やすもやす— to burn, to set fire to

ごみを燃やすもやす。To burn the garbage.

盛るもる— to dish up, to serve (food), to heap up

ご飯ごはんを盛るもる。To dish up rice.

訳すやくす— to translate

英語えいごに訳すやくす。To translate into English.

やっつける— to defeat, to beat, to finish off

敵てきをやっつける。To defeat the enemy.

破くやぶく— to tear, to rip

紙かみを破くやぶく。To tear the paper.

ゆでる— to boil, to cook in boiling water

卵たまごをゆでる。To boil an egg.

よこす— to send, to hand over, to pass (this way)

手紙てがみをよこす。To send a letter.

汚すよごす— to make dirty, to soil, to stain

服ふくを汚すよごす।To get one's clothes dirty.

寄せるよせる— to draw near, to bring close, to gather together

机つくえを寄せるよせる。To move the desks together.

呼び掛けるよびかける— to call out to, to appeal to, to urge

協力きょうりょくを呼び掛けるよびかける。To call for cooperation.

呼び出すよびだす— to call (someone) out, to summon, to page

会議かいぎに呼び出すよびだす。To summon someone to a meeting.

蘇るよみがえる— to be revived, to come back to life, to be brought back

記憶きおくが蘇るよみがえる。The memory comes back.

因るよる— to depend on, to be due to, to be based on

場合ばあいに因るよる。It depends on the situation.

慶ぶよろこぶ— to be delighted, to rejoice, to celebrate

合格ごうかくを慶ぶよろこぶ。To rejoice at passing (the exam).

論ずるろんずる— to discuss, to argue, to debate

問題もんだいを論ずるろんずる。To discuss the issue.

分かれるわかれる— to branch off, to diverge, to be divided

道みちが分かれるわかれる。The road branches off.

湧くわく— to gush out, to well up, to spring forth

温泉おんせんが湧くわく。The hot spring gushes out.

ぶら下げるぶらさげる— to hang, to dangle, to suspend

かばんを肩かたにぶら下げるぶらさげる。To hang the bag from one's shoulder.

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