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- ノート☆ Inflection
noun:
- notebook; copy-book; exercise book - abbreviation ➜ ノートブック
noun / ~する noun:
- note; noting down
noun:
- (musical) note
- notebook computer; laptop - abbreviation ➜ ノートパソコン
- 馳せる【はせる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to run; to hurry (when going somewhere)
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse)
- to win (fame) ➜ 名をはせる
- 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)
- 修める☆【おさめる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master
- to order (one's life)
- to repair (a fault one has committed)
- 修む【おさむ】
lower nidan verb (archaic) / transitive:
- to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master - archaism
- to order (one's life) - archaism
- to repair (a fault one has committed) - archaism
- ちょっかいを出す【ちょっかいをだす】 Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere
- to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
- 儲ける☆【もうける】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to profit; to get; to earn; to gain
- to have (bear, beget) a child
- to have a stroke of luck
例えば、結婚しないで同棲して子供をもうける人が増えている。 For example, more people are choosing to live together and have children without getting married.
- 激する【げきする】 Inflection
~する verb (spec.):
- to intensify
- to be excited; to fly into a rage; to get into a passion
- to dash against
- to encourage
- 激す【げきす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb:
- to intensify ➜ 激する
- to be excited; to fly into a rage; to get into a passion
- to dash against
- to encourage
- 開く☆【ひらく】 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、私達は舞踏会を開きました。 We gave a ball last week.
庭のバラの木のつぼみが少しずつ開き始める。 Little by little, the buds on the rosebush in my garden begin to open.
私達はその店が開くまでしばらく待つより仕方がなかった。 We had no choice but to wait for a while until the store opened.
- 奉る【たてまつる・まつる】献る【まつる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to offer; to present - humble language
- to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance
auxiliary verb / godan ~る verb:
- to do respectfully - humble language
- 斜に構える【しゃにかまえる・はすにかまえる・ななめにかまえるirr.】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to couch (a sword)
- to look at cynically or ironically
- to stand ready (to do); to adopt a formal attitude - archaism
- まとめる☆《纏める》 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify
- to summarize; to aggregate
- to bring to a conclusion; to finalize; to settle; to put in order
- to establish; to decide
彼女の先を見通す力が社の課題表明文書をまとめるうえで役立った。 Her futuristic vision helped shape the company's mission statement.
- 投じる☆【とうじる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow)
- to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause) - in the form of 身を投じる ➜ 身を投じる
- to invest; to put in
- to administer (medicine); to give
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to surrender
- to take advantage of; to make full use of
- to fit well with; to match with; to be in tune with
- to stay (at a lodging)
- 投ずる【とうずる】 Inflection
ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):
- to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow) - usu. 投じる ➜ 投じる
ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / transitive:
- to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause) - in the form of 身を投ずる
- to invest; to put in
- to administer (medicine); to give
ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs) / intransitive verb:
- to surrender
- to take advantage of; to make full use of
- to fit well with; to match with; to be in tune with
- to stay (at a lodging)
- 嵐を呼ぶ【あらしをよぶ】 Inflection
expression / godan ~ぶ verb:
- to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; to invoke a storm [literal]
- 水を向ける【みずをむける】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to take a stab at arousing someone's interest - idiom
- (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them
- to offer water before a grave
- 例える☆【たとえる】譬える・喩える Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
読書は旅に例えることができる。 Reading a book can be compared to making a journey.
- 騙る【かたる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / transitive:
- to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of
- to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title); to falsify (e.g. a seal)
- 期す☆【きす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / ~す verb (precursor to modern する) / intransitive verb:
- to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set
- to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to foresee; to anticipate
- to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for; to promise; to pledge
- 得る☆【える】獲る Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win - 獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.
- to understand; to comprehend
- to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
auxiliary verb / ichidan verb / transitive:
あなたが教えてくれたことからおおいに得るところがあった。 I received great benefit from your teaching.
これらのガスは地球規模の温暖化をもたらし得る。 These gases can lead to global warming.
- 機嫌気褄を取る【きげんきづまをとる】 Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby) - obscure term ➜ 機嫌を取る
- 気褄を合わす【きづまをあわす】 Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby) - obscure term ➜ 機嫌をとる
- 上る☆【のぼる】登る☆・昇る☆・陞るold Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to ascend; to go up; to climb
- to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise - usu. 昇る
- to go to (the capital)
- to be promoted
- to add up to
- to advance (in price)
- to swim up (a river); to sail up
- to come up (on the agenda)
彼は簡単に木にのぼる。 He has no trouble climbing trees.
Kanji
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