How to say speed-up in Japanese

あげるageru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to raise; to elevate 手を挙げる
  • to do up (one's hair) 髪を上げる
  • to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
  • to land (a boat)
  • to deep-fry 揚げる
  • to show someone (into a room)
  • to summon (for geishas, etc.) 揚げる - usually written using kana alone
  • to send someone (away)
  • to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
  • to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
  • to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice) 声を上げる
  • to earn (something desirable)
  • to praise
  • to give (an example, etc.); to cite - usu. 挙げる
  • to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) - usu. 挙げる
  • to arrest 挙げる
  • to nominate 挙げる
  • to give 上げる - polite language
  • to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.) 上げる
  • to bear (a child)
  • to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) - usu. 挙げる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • (of the tide) to come in

ichidan verb / intransitive verb / transitive:

  • to vomit

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

  • to do for (the sake of someone else) - after the -te form of a verb - usually written using kana alone - polite language
  • to complete ... - after the -masu stem of a verb 作り上げる
  • to humbly do ... - after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility - humble language 申し上げる

Example Sentences

特にtokuni調和平均chouwaheikinno実際のjissaino使用例shiyoureiとしてはtoshiteha、「平均速度heikinsokudoga主にomoni取り上げられtoriagerare説明setsumeigaそこsokode終わってowatteしまうshimaunoga通例tsuureiであるdearu
In particular, it is customary for actual examples of use of the harmonic mean to generally cover "average speed," and explain no further than that.
ほっそいhossoidouniほとんどhotondoスピードSUPIIDOwo落とさずotosazu走りこんだhashirikonda。「近道chikamichiなんですnandesuyo」「ってtteここkokoあぜ道azemichi~~~!」
We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"
ペンPENwo動かすugokasu距離kyoriga短かったりmijikakattari速度sokudoga遅かったりosokattariするsurutoうまくumakuジェスチャーJESUCHAAga認識ninshikiされずsarezu思ったomotta通りtoorino操作sousagaできないdekinai
If the distance you move the pen is too small, the speed too slow, it can't recognize the gestures well and you can't operate it in the way you thought.
オプションOPUSHONとしてtoshitesoku自動変速機jidouhensokukimo選べるeraberu
4-speed automatic transmission is available as an option.
エイズウイルスEIZUUIRUSUno拡散kakusanha恐るべきosorubeki速さhayasade進んでいるsusundeiru
The speed of the spread of AIDS is horrifyingly fast.

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