Results, to hold

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
to pick up and eat; to snack on
to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up
to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate - usu. as つままれる

息iki をwo 止めてtomete 鼻hana をwoつまみtsumamiなさいnasai。 Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.

彼女kanojo はha 雛菊hinagiku をwo摘むtsumamuのno をwo やめたyameta。 She stopped picking daisies.

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含む^☆【ふくむfukumu・くくむkukumu】銜む Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace
to hold in the mouth ➜ 口に含む
to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour
to express (emotion, etc.); to imply

霊長類reichourui はha 尾o のno 無いnai サルSARU だけでなくdakedenaku 人間ningen もmo含むfukumu。 The primates include not only the apes, but also man.

全角文字zenkakumoji をwo含むfukumuファイル名FUAIRUmei のno 場合baai、一部ichibu のnoＯＳでde はha 文字化けmojibake がga 生じるshoujiru ことがありますkotogaarimasu のでnode、ダウンロードDAUNROODO のno 際sai にni 適宜tekigi ファイル名FUAIRUmei をwo 変更henkou してshite くださいkudasai。 On some OS's you get gibberish for filenames with full-width characters so when downloading please change to a suitable filename.

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占める^☆【しめるshimeru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to occupy; to hold
to account for; to make up; to take up

日本nippon のno 養殖真珠youshokushinju はha 世界sekai のno 真珠shinju 市場shijou のno６割wari をwo占めるshimeruまでmade になったninatta。 Japanese cultured pearls have come to monopolise as much as 60% of the world pearl market.

ギャンブルGYANBURU でde 味aji をwo占めるshimeruとto なかなかnakanaka 止められないtomerarenai。 Once you get the taste for gambling, it's hard to give it up.

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つかむtsukamu^☆《掴む・摑む・攫む・把む・捉む》 Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

先ずmazu はha 憧れakogare のno 作家sakka のno 文章bunshou のno 呼吸kokyuu をwoつかむtsukamuためにtameni ひたすらhitasura 筆写hissha、丸写しmaruutsushi をwo するsuru。 First, in order to get a feel for your favourite author's work, transcribe and copy in full.

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開く^☆【ひらくhiraku】 Inflection

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

godan ~く verb / transitive:

to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open
to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
to open (ports, borders, etc.)
to open (an account)
to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop ➜ 拓く
to open (a file, etc.) - IT term
to extract (root); to reduce (equation) - Mathematics term
to cut open (fish) - as 魚を開く - Food term
to change (kanji into hiragana)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

to flare (e.g. skirt)
to slacken (into a poor posture) - as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc. - Sports term

先週senshuu、私達watashitachi はha 舞踏会butoukai をwo開きましたhirakimashita。 We gave a ball last week.

庭niwa のno バラBARA のno 木ki のno つぼみtsubomi がga 少しずつsukoshizutsu開きhiraki始めるhajimeru。 Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.

私達watashitachi はha そのsono 店mise がga開くhirakuまでmade しばらくshibaraku 待つmatsu よりyori 仕方がなかったshikataganakatta。 We had no choice but to wait for a while until the store opened.

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やるyaru^☆《遣る・行る》 Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study - colloquialism ➜ 為る【する】
to send; to dispatch; to despatch
to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer
to make (a vehicle) go faster
to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise
to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke
to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ➜ 演る
to ease (one's mind)
to harm; to injure; to kill - colloquialism ➜ 殺る
to have sex with - slang ➜ 犯る

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to live; to get by; to get along ➜ やって行く・やって来る

suffix / godan ~る verb:

to do ... completely - after the -masu stem of a verb, often in the negative
to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance - after the -masu stem of a verb

auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:

to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance) - after the -te form of a verb
to make active efforts to ... - after the -te form of a verb

じゃあjaa２人乗り２ninnoriをwo 許してyurushiteやるyaruからkara お前omae 漕げkoge、俺ore がga 荷台nidai にni 乗るnoru からkara。 Well then I'll allow two on a bike, but you pedal, because I'll ride on the rack.

５ドルDORU をwoやるyaru。 I'll give you five dollars.

全てsubete をwo 捨ててsutete このkono レストランRESUTORAN をwoやるyaru目的mokuteki はha ひとつhitotsu だけdake でしたdeshita。 I had only one aim in throwing everything away to run this restaurant.

無関係のmukankeino 人hito をwo殺るyaruなna！ Don't kill off bystanders!

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入る^☆【はいるhairu】這入る Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to enter; to go into Antonym: 出る
to break into
to join; to enroll
to contain; to hold; to accommodate
to have (an income of)
to get; to receive; to score

「わたしwatashi はha 森mori のno 中naka にni入ってhaitte、山yama にni 駆け上がったkakeagatta ことkoto をwo 後悔koukai していないshiteinai。」とto 弟otouto はha 答えたkotaeta。 "I do not regret having gone into the forest and up the mountain," replied the younger brother.

お宅otaku がga 休暇kyuuka でde 出かけているdekaketeiru 間ma にni、泥棒dorobou がga入りましたhairimashita。 A burglar broke into your house while you were away on vacation.

１８歳sai だda とto ごまかしてgomakashite もmo 通るtooru のno ならnara 彼kare はha 軍隊guntai にni入りhairiたいtai のだnoda がga。 If he could pass for eighteen years old, he'd join the army.

１８歳sai 以下ika のno 人hito はha アルコールARUKOORU のno入ったhaitta飲み物nomimono をwo 買ってkatte はha いけないikenai ことになっていますkotoninatteimasu。 People under eighteen aren't supposed to buy alcoholic drinks.

彼kare はha 月収gesshuu２０００ドルDORU のno 金kin がga入るhairu。 He has a monthly income of 2,000 dollars.

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かけるkakeru^☆《掛ける・懸ける》 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to hang up (e.g. a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag) ➜ 壁にかける
to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover
to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.) ➜ 眼鏡を掛ける
to make (a call) ➜ 電話を掛ける
to spend (time, money); to expend; to use ➜ 時間を掛ける
to pour (liquid) onto; to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto; to splash; to throw (e.g. water) onto somebody ➜ 塩をかける
to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); to put on (a DVD, a song, etc.)
to cause (somebody inconvenience, trouble, etc.); to burden (someone); to impose ➜ 迷惑を掛ける
to multiply (arithmetic operation)
to secure (e.g. lock) ➜ 鍵を掛ける
to take a seat; to sit; to rest (something on something else); to support (something on something else) ➜ 腰を掛ける
to bind - also 繋ける
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble ➜ 賭ける【かける】
to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on
to hold (a play, festival, etc.)
to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.)
to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.) ➜ 裁判に掛ける
to increase further
to catch (in a trap, etc.)
to set atop
to erect (a makeshift building)
to apply (insurance) ➜ 保険を掛ける
to pun (on a word); to use (a word) as a pivot word; to play on words ➜ 掛詞

suffix / ichidan verb:

to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ... - after -masu stem of verb ➜ 話し掛ける
to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone) - after -masu stem of verb; indicates (verb) is being directed to someone ➜ 話し掛ける

かっこいいkakkoii 服fuku をwo 着てkite かっこいいkakkoii サングラスSANGURASU をwoかけるkakeru。 I wear cool clothes and cool sunglasses.

指名通話shimeitsuuwa でde 国際電話kokusaidenwa をwoかけるkakeruとto いいii よyo。 It's best to make international calls person to person.

スーツSUUTSU にni そんなにsonnani お金okane をwoかけるkakeruにはniha ためらいtamerai がga あるaru。 I hesitate to pay so much for a suit.

これkore はha掛けるkakeruのにnoni たいそうtaisou 頑丈なganjouna いすisu だda。 This is a very sturdy chair to sit in.

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引く^☆【ひくhiku】曳く・牽く Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest) ➜ 惹く【ひく】・注意を引く
to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to draw (a line, plan, etc.) ➜ 図面を引く
to catch (a cold) ➜ 風邪を引く
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) ➜ 弾く【ひく】
to look up (e.g. a dictionary); to consult ➜ 辞書を引く
to haul; to pull (vehicles) - esp. 牽く
to subtract; to deduct
to recede; to ebb; to fade
to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
to hold (e.g. a note)
to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

to move back; to draw back; to recede ➜ 退く【ひく】
to lessen; to subside; to ebb ➜ 退く【ひく】
to resign; to retire; to quit ➜ 退く【ひく】

あんなanna 本hon みたらmitaraフツーのFUTSUUno女onna はha引くhikuもんmon なna！ Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!

定規jougi はha 直線chokusen をwo引くhikuのにnoni 役立つyakudatsu。 A ruler helps one to draw a straight line.

ジョンJON はha ギターGITAA をwo引くhikuことができませんkotogadekimasen。 John can't play the guitar.

初めてhajimete のno 単語tango をwo 辞書jisho でdeひくhikuのno はha よいyoi 習慣shuukan であるdearu。 It is a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary.

１０からkara２をwo引くhikuとto、８残るnokoru。 Two from ten leaves eight.

はれhare がga引くhikuまでmade何日くらいkurai かかりますkakarimasu かka。 How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?

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営む^☆【いとなむitonamu】 Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
to carry out; to perform; to lead (a life)
to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

そのsono 島shima にはniha 漁業gyogyou をwo営むitonamu人たちhitotachi がga 住んでいたsundeita。 The island was inhabited by a fishing people.

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こもるkomoru^☆《籠もる・籠る・篭る・隠る・篭もる》 Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to seclude oneself; to hide away; to stay inside (one's shell)
to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be stuffy; to be dense
to be muffled (e.g. voice)
to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to confine oneself in a temple to pray

老婦人roufujin はha 子供たちkodomotachi にni 愛情aijou のnoこもったkomotta手te をwo 差し伸べたsashinobeta。 The old woman extended a loving hand to the children.

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扼す【やくすyakusu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to command; to dominate
to prevent; to obstruct
to grip; to hold

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抱える^★【かかえるkakaeru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to hold or carry under or in the arms
to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)
to employ; to engage; to hire

彼女kanojo はha そのsono 丸太maruta をwo 半ばnakaba 引きずるhikizuru ようにyouni、半ばnakaba抱えるkakaeruようにしてyounishite 運んだhakonda。 She half dragged, half carried the log.

彼らkarera はha おそらくosoraku 結果kekka としてtoshite 多くooku のno 心理的shinriteki 問題mondai をwo抱えるkakaeruことkoto になりninari、それsore はha 長い目で見ればnagaimedemireba もっとmotto 悪いwarui ことになるkotoninaru だろうdarou。 They will probably have many psychological problems as a result, and that would be worse in the long run.

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挟む^☆【はさむhasamu】挿む・挾む^old Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

to hold between; to grip with (from both sides); to nip; to catch (e.g. one's finger in a door)
to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose; to interject
to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to be across (a street, river, etc.); to have between each other

ドアDOA にni 指yubi をwoはさみましたhasamimashita。 I caught my finger in the door.

彼kare はha 耳mimi にni 鉛筆enpitsu をwo挟んだhasanda。 He stuck his pencil behind his ear.

彼らkarera はha テーブルTEEBURU をwoはさんでhasande向かい合ったmukaiatta。 They confronted each other across the table.

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くわえるkuwaeru^☆《銜える・咥える・啣える》 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to hold in one's mouth

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制する^☆【せいするseisuru】 Inflection

~する verb (spec.) / transitive:

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle
to get the better of
to control; to command

彼kare はha 理性risei でde 情欲jouyoku をwo制するseisuruことが出来るkotogadekiru。 He is able to subordinate passion to reason.

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差し伸べる^☆【さしのべるsashinoberu】差し延べる・差伸べる・差延べる Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to stretch; to reach out for
to thrust (javelin)
to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.) ➜ 手を差し伸べる

私watashi がga 出来る限りdekirukagiri のno 援助enjo をwo 彼kare にni差しのべるsashinoberuつもりtsumori ですdesu。 I'll offer him what help I can.

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執

シツSHITSU・シュウSHUU・とるto.ru

tenacious; take hold; grasp; take to heart

襷

たすきtasuki

cord to hold up sleeves; (kokuji)

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