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- 訴える☆【うったえる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
同性をセクハラで訴えることできないのかしら。 I wonder if you can sue someone of the same sex for sexual harassment?
政府は通常インフレがある水準に達した場合は、物価の抑制の措置に訴える。 Governments usually resort to price control when inflation has reached a certain level.
彼女は頭痛を訴える、それもしょっちゅうだ。 She complains of headaches, and that very often.
- 奇を衒う【きをてらう】奇をてらう Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
- 促す☆【うながす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to)
- to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote
タトエバ・コーパスの間違いを減らす一つの方法は、母国語へのみ翻訳するよう促すことだろう。 One way to lower the number of errors in the Tatoeba Corpus would be to encourage people to only translate into their native languages.
- 注ぎ込む☆【つぎこむ】つぎ込む・注ぎこむ Inflection
godan ~む verb / transitive:
- to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate; to infuse; to instill; to implant; to imbue; to focus (attention, efforts)
その学者はなけなしの金を全部本につぎこんだ。 The scholar spent what little money he had on books.
- 引く☆【ひく】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:
あんな本みたらフツーの女は引くもんな! Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
定規は直線を引くのに役立つ。 A ruler helps one to draw a straight line.
ジョンはギターを引くことができません。 John can't play the guitar.
初めての単語を辞書でひくのはよい習慣である。 It is a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary.
10から2を引くと、8残る。 Two from ten leaves eight.
はれが引くまで何日くらいかかりますか。 How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
- 入れる☆【いれる】容れる・函れる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo)
- to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
- to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to - esp. 容れる
- to include
- to pay (one's rent, etc.)
- to cast (a vote)
- to make (tea, coffee, etc.) ➜ 淹れる
- to turn on (a switch, etc.)
- to send (a fax); to call
留学生も入れるのかしら。 I wonder if exchange students can join this club.
彼女はお茶を入れる前にお湯が沸くまで待った。 She waited until the water boiled before making the tea with it.
- 緩める☆【ゆるめる】弛める Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to loosen; to slacken Antonym: 締める
- to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
- to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
- to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
- to make more gradual (of a slope)
- 思し召す【おぼしめす】思召す・思しめす・思し食すold・思食すold Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to think (only used to speak of others) - honorific language
- to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others)
- to honour the target of one's emotions
- 届く☆【とどく】 Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to reach; to arrive; to get through; to get at
- to be attentive; to pay attention
- to be delivered; to carry (e.g. sound)
たくさんのバースデーカードがもうすぐ届くでしょう。 A lot of birthday cards will arrive soon.
- 構う☆【かまう】 Inflection
godan ~う verb:
- to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for ➜ 構わない
godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
- to be an issue; to matter; to create inconvenience
godan ~う verb:
- to keep company; to care for; to look after; to entertain; to pay attention to; to spend time with - usually written using kana alone
godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:
- to interfere with; to meddle in
godan ~う verb / transitive:
- to tease
- to banish; to prohibit - archaism
たとえ失敗してもかまうものか。 If he fails, so what?
- 払う☆【はらう】 Inflection
godan ~う verb / transitive:
- to pay (e.g. money, bill)
- to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
- to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
- to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of
- to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)
- to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert
- to move out (of one's own place); to vacate
- to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside
- to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
- to reset (an abacus)
両親が喜んで経済的に援助してくれるのに、なぜ君は自分で学費を払うことに固執するのか。 Why do you insist on paying for your school expenses yourself, when your parents are willing to give you financial support?
- マーク☆ Inflection
noun:
- mark; symbol; insignia; logo; label; emblem
~する noun:
- to mark; to put a mark on
noun:
- trademark - abbreviation ➜ トレードマーク
noun / ~する noun:
- paying attention to; focusing on; watching; guarding; marking
- registering a record (in sport, etc.)
noun:
- Mach (OS kernel) - IT term
- 凝らす【こごらす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to freeze; to congeal
- to concentrate one's attention on; to devote oneself to something; to ponder; to meditate
- 視聴☆【しちょう・していobs.】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- looking and listening; (television) viewing
- attention; interest
キューバの若い人達はよくアメリカのテレビを視聴している。 Younger Cubans tend to tune into the American television network.
- 凄腕【すごうで】すご腕
noun / ~の noun:
- remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique
noun:
- go-getter; resourceful person; wizard; virtuoso
とってもいい会社ですよ。社長は凄腕だし、社員はみんな一生懸命だよ。 It's a very good company! The president is a real go-getter and the workers all put in their best.
- 目する【もくする】 Inflection
~する verb (spec.) / transitive:
- to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to consider
- to pay attention to; to watch
- 目す【もくす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to consider ➜ 目する
- to pay attention to; to watch
- 馬車馬【ばしゃうま】
noun:
- cart-horse; work-horse
- doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention - usu. as 馬車馬のように
- 気が緩む【きがゆるむ】 Inflection
expression / godan ~む verb:
- to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed
- to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
- 注ぐ☆【そそぐ】灌ぐ・潅ぐ・濺ぐ・漑ぐ Inflection
godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:
- to pour (into) ➜ 注ぐ【つぐ】
- to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to pour onto; to spray
- to shed (tears)
- to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to fix (one's eyes) on
godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:
- to flow into (e.g. of a river); to run into; to drain into
- to fall (of rain, snow); to pour down
私はビニール袋にワインを注ぎ、それからそれを氷水に付けた。 I poured the wine in a plastic bag and then dipped it in ice water.
彼女は自分のエネルギーを、その地域の貧しい人々を助けるのに注いできた。 She has been investing her energy in helping the poor in that area.
彼は友人を助けることに全力を注いだ。 He concentrated his energies on helping his friend.
- たるむ☆・たゆむ《弛む》 Inflection
godan ~む verb / intransitive verb:
- to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin); to sag (ceiling)
- to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
- 乾咳【からせき・からぜき】空咳
noun:
- dry cough; hacking cough
- intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention) - esp. 空咳
- 浴びる★【あびる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
- to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
疲れたときはひと風呂浴びるのがいちばんだ。 When you feel tired, there is nothing like having a bath.
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