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- 見切る【みきる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to see everything; to see all
- to abandon; to give up ➜ 見限る【みかぎる】
- to sell at a loss; to sell off
- 圧し殺す【おしころす】押し殺す・押殺す・圧しころす・押しころす Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death
- to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice); to conceal (e.g. one's emotions)
- 叩きつける【たたきつける】叩き付ける・たたき付ける Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to strike; to throw; to slap something onto; to dash (e.g. to the floor)
- to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
- やめておく《止めておく》 Inflection
godan ~く verb:
- to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss
- to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
- 越す☆【こす】超す☆ Inflection
godan ~す verb:
- to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
- to go over (e.g. with audience)
- to pass time (e.g. a winter)
- to surpass; to be better than; to exceed - often 超す
- to move house
- to go; to come - honorific language ➜ お越し
船は今夜赤道を越すだろう。 The ship will cross the equator tonight.
彼は年を越すことができなかった。 He could not live out the year.
2030年までには、全人口の21パーセントが65歳を越すようになる。 By 2030 twenty-one percent of its population will be over sixty-five.
- 下って【くだって】降って
conjunction:
- used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior - humble language ➜ 下る
- after a time; later; down to (e.g. from the Restoration down to present day)
- used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.
- ひがむ☆《僻む》 Inflection
godan ~む verb:
- to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to be prejudiced
- to feel that one has been unfairly treated
- to be jealous; to be envious; to have an inferiority complex
- 勤める☆【つとめる】務める★ Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) - usu. 勤める
- to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) - usu. 務める
- to conduct a religious service - usu. 勤める
パーティーでは誰がホストを勤めるのですか。 Who will host the party?
彼はジョンにかわりを務めるように命じた。 He appointed John to act as his deputy.
- 振り切る☆【ふりきる】振切る Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to shake off; to shake free from
- to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing
- to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
- to reject (request); to ignore
- 聞かす★【きかす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- 聞かせる【きかせる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)
- to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone)
- to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
助けを求めている私の声を彼に聞かせるのに苦労した。 I had trouble making him hear me calling for help.
あの男を説き伏せようとするのは、オオカミに道理を説いて聞かせるようなものだ。 You might as well reason with the wolf as try to persuade that man.
- 手が届く【てがとどく】 Inflection
expression / godan ~く verb:
- to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to have the means to buy - idiom
- to be near (a certain age) - idiom
- しびれる☆《痺れる》 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)
- to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock)
- to be excited; to be titillated; to be mesmerized; to be enthralled
- 遮る☆【さえぎる・さいぎるobs.】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
- 言い残す☆【いいのこす】言残す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
さて、斬首刑の時間だ。この世に言い残す事はないか。 Well, it's time for your decapitation. Don't you have any last words to say?
- 狩る【かる】猟る Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to hunt (animals)
- to search (for a criminal)
- to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms); to pick (berries)
世界で、鹿やムースやキジといった野性獣を狩ることは違法とする国が多い。 In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.
- 鵜呑みにする【うのみにする】鵜のみにする Inflection
expression / ~する verb (irregular):
- to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning - idiom
- to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
- 決め付ける☆【きめつける】決めつける☆ Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case
- to scold; to take (a person) to task
そういうの、先入観っていうんだよっ!体験したこと無いのに、決め付けるのはよくないっ! That's what they call 'prejudice'! It's wrong to make your mind up on something you've never experienced!
- 潜める【ひそめる】濳める Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to hide; to conceal
- to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard
- to become quiet and inconspicuous
- 磨く☆【みがく】研く・琢く Inflection
godan ~く verb / transitive:
- to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to grind (e.g. lens)
- to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
この金属は磨くとつやがでる。 This metal burnishes well.
ケイトが演技を磨くために注ぐ力を邪魔する物は、何もありませんでした。 Nothing could hinder Kate from using all her energy to polish her performances.
- 空を使う【そらをつかう】 Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to pretend not to know; to feign ignorance ➜ 空とぼける
- to tell a lie; to lie
- 見破る☆【みやぶる】看破る Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
- 思い余る☆【おもいあまる】思いあまる Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
- ピンとくる《ピンと来る》ぴんとくる《ぴんと来る》 Inflection
expression / ~くる verb (spec.):
- to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively ➜ ピンと
- なぎ倒す【なぎたおす】薙ぎ倒す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to mow down; to beat; to cut a swath; to sweep off one's feet
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