Results, to bend
- 曲がる☆【まがる】曲る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist
- to turn ➜ 折れる【おれる】
- to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked
彼女が角を曲がるとき私は彼女を見かけた。 I caught sight of her as she turned the corner.
- 曲げる☆【まげる】枉げる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl ［曲げる］
- to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant ［曲げる］
- to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
- to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
- to pawn
- なびく☆《靡く》 Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to bend; to flutter; to wave
- to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to; to obey
- 折り曲げる☆【おりまげる】折曲げる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
- ひん曲げる【ひんまげる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench
- to distort (the truth)
- しなる・しわる《撓る》 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- しなう《撓う》 Inflection
godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
- to bend; to warp; to yield
- to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant ➜ しなやか
- 歪める【ゆがめる・いがめるobs.】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to bend; to curve; to warp; to distort; to disfigure
- to bend (the truth); to falsify; to twist
- to corrupt; to sully
真の科学者なら、事実をゆがめるようなことはしないだろう。 A true scientist would not distort facts.
- 屈まる【かがまる・こごまる・くぐまるobs.】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
- 傾ける☆【かたむける】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list
- to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into
- to ruin; to squander; to empty
- to drink (alcohol)
- 反る☆【そる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend
- to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
- 屈する☆【くっする】 Inflection
~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:
- to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink
~する verb (spec.) / transitive:
- to bend (knee, etc.)
- to subdue; to overpower
~する verb (spec.) / intransitive verb:
- to feel down - archaism
その要求に屈するな。 Do not give in to those demands.
彼はなかなか権威に屈するような男ではない。 He is the last man to submit to authority.
- 屈す【くっす・くす】
~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:
- to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink ［くっす］ - archaism ➜ 屈する【くっする】
~す verb (precursor to modern する) / transitive:
- to bend (knee, etc.) ［くっす］ - archaism ➜ 屈する【くっする】
- to subdue; to overpower ［くっす］ - archaism ➜ 屈する【くっする】
~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:
- to feel down - archaism ➜ 屈する【くっする】
- 折る☆【おる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
- to fold; to bend
- to make (origami)
- to interrupt; to end ➜ 筆を折る
最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。 The last straw breaks the camel's back.
あ、そうだ。まゆに変なことしたら、背骨を折る。 One more thing. If you try anything on Mayu I'll break your spine.
- 切る★【きる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
- to sever (connections, ties) ➜ 縁を切る
- to turn off (e.g. the light)
- to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to disconnect ➜ 電話を切る
- to punch (a ticket); to tear off (a stub)
- to open (something sealed)
- to start
- to set (a limit); to do (something) in less or within a certain time; to issue (stamps, vouchers, etc.)
- to reduce; to decrease; to discount ➜ 値切る
- to shake off (water, etc.); to let drip-dry; to let drain
- to cross; to traverse
- to criticize sharply
- to act decisively; to do (something noticeable); to go first; to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki)
- to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.)
- to curl (a ball); to bend; to cut
- to shuffle (cards)
- to discard a tile - Mahjong term
- to dismiss; to sack; to let go; to expulse; to excommunicate
- to dig (a groove); to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph)
- to trump ➜ 切り札
- to cut (the connection between two groups) (in go)
- to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone) - also written as 鑽る
- to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.)
auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:
- to finish; to complete - after the -masu stem of a verb ➜ 疲れきる
２．大根は拍子木に切る。 2. Cut the daikon into long sticks.
家を出る前にはガスのスイッチを切ることを忘れないでください。 Don't forget to turn off the gas before you leave the house.
３．電話をかけても、アナウンス等に従って操作したりせず、すぐに切ること。 3. If you do phone then hang up immediately, without following any instructions given.
いったん封を切るとそのテープは返品できません。 Once you break the seal, you can't return the tape.
- 絞る★【しぼる】搾る☆ Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze - esp. 絞る
- to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to extract; to milk; to express milk - esp. 搾る
- to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice)
- to extort; to exploit
- to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold; to rebuke - often passive voice ➜ 油を絞る
- to drill into; to train
- to narrow down (one's focus); to whittle down
- to gather up (curtain, etc.); to tighten (drawstring)
- to stop down (lens)
- to turn down (e.g. radio)
- to bend (bow); to draw
- to hold down; to constrict; to immobilize - Sumo term
ああ、牛の乳はそんなふうに搾るのですか。 Oh, is that the way you milk a cow?
私は５ポンド絞る必要がある。 I need to lose five pounds.
何世紀にも、読み書きに焦点を絞る語学教育である。 For centuries, foreign language teaching focused on reading and writing.
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