Results, 'possum up a gum tree
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- 開ける☆【ひらける】 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.); to open up
- to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better
- to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to modernize; to grow; to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.)
- to be sensible; to be understanding; to be enlightened
- to open (of a new road, railway, etc.); to be opened to traffic
- to become populous; to become densely built; to become bustling
道は必ず開けてゆく。 There will be an answer.
そうすればやがて運が開けるでしょう。 And soon your luck will turn for the better.
- すり寄せる【すりよせる】擦り寄せる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
- 山が当たる【やまがあたる】山が当る Inflection
expression / godan ~る verb:
- to accurately guess what subjects will turn up on a test; to have one's predictions turn out correct
- くるむ☆《包む》 Inflection
godan ~む verb / transitive:
- to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in ➜ 包む【つつむ】
- 騒ぐ☆【さわぐ】騷ぐold Inflection
godan ~ぐ verb / intransitive verb:
- to make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
- to rustle; to swoosh
- to make merry
- to clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss
- to lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered
- to feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited
部屋の中でそんなにさわぐな。 Don't make so much noise in the room.
騒ぐなと先生はその少年に言った。 The teacher told the boy not to make noise.
- 切れる☆【きれる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / intransitive verb:
- to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack
- to be injured
- to wear out; to be worn out
- to break; to burst; to collapse
- to wear off; to stop working; to go dead
- to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due
- to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of
- to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected
- to cut well; to be sharp
- to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able
- to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time)
- to dry off
- to curve; to veer
- to shuffle (cards)
- to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip - colloquialism ➜ キレる
auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:
- to be able to do completely - after the -masu stem of a verb - usually written using kana alone
二人の子供は綱が切れるまで引っ張りあった。 The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.
100メートル、10秒切れる? Will they break the ten-second mark in the hundred-metre race?
- 押し立てる☆【おしたてる】押したてる・押立てる・推し立てる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to set up; to raise
- to nominate; to choose as a representative
- to push; to shove
- 平らげる【たいらげる】 Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to eat up (completely)
- to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; to subjugate
- to make flat; to level out - archaism
- 乗せる★【のせる】載せる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to place on (something)
- to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board - esp. 乗せる
- to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board - esp. 載せる
- to send out (on the airwaves, etc.)
- to deceive; to take for a ride
- to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment)
- to let (someone) take part
- to excite (someone)
- to publish (an article); to run (an ad) [載せる]
彼らは人工衛星を軌道に乗せることに成功した。 They succeeded in putting an artificial satellite in orbit.
彼は頭をのせるため二三のクッションを持ってきた。 He fetched a few cushions to prop up her head.
- 許す★【ゆるす】赦す・聴す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to
- to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate
- to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off
- to acknowledge; to admit ➜ 自他ともに許す
- to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down ➜ 心を許す・気を許す
- to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield
彼がどんないい訳をしようとも、私は彼を許すことはできない。 It doesn't matter what excuse he gives me, I can't forgive him.
官軍に入城を許すとはどういう了見だ。 What do you think you're doing letting the loyalists into the castle?
なんとかそこで支えよ。入市を許すな。 Hold them there! Don't let them into the city!
- 干す☆【ほす】乾す Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to air; to dry; to desiccate
- to drain (off)
- to drink up
- to deprive of a role, job, etc. - usu. in the passive
梅雨の晴れ間に洗濯物を干すと気分はもう夏でした。 Drying the washing on a fine day in the rainy season; I felt like it was already summer.
- 足を運ぶ【あしをはこぶ】 Inflection
expression / godan ~ぶ verb:
- to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
- かばう☆《庇う》 Inflection
godan ~う verb / transitive:
- to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
- 照らし出す【てらしだす】 Inflection
godan ~す verb / transitive:
- to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
- 落ちこぼれ☆【おちこぼれ】落ち零れ
noun:
- fallen scraps; scatterings
- leftovers; remainder; pickings; odds and ends
noun / ~の noun:
- student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.) - colloquialism - sensitive
タクシー運転手になった東大卒の木村さんは誰かの物指しで、落ちこぼれなのかもしれないけど、運転好きならいいんじゃないかな。 Kimura is a Tokyo university graduate who became a taxi driver. According to some people's standards, he might be considered a failure, but I think it's fine as long as he likes driving.
- 独り相撲【ひとりずもう】一人相撲☆
expression:
- fighting (tilting at) windmills; working oneself up even though there really isn't anything to fight at - four character idiom
- single-person mimicking a wrestling match
- 海底撈月【かいていろうげつ】
noun:
- totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea) - four character idiom
- 奮起一番【ふんきいちばん】
noun:
- bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something; getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it; tackling (a job) with gusto - four character idiom
- 捧げる☆【ささげる】献げる Inflection
ichidan verb / transitive:
- to lift up; to hold up; to hold above eye level
- to give; to offer; to consecrate
- to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate
彼らは12月24日の晩、熱心に祈りを捧げる。 They offer an earnest prayer on the evening of December 24.
- 結う☆【ゆう・いう】 Inflection
godan ~う verb / transitive:
- to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange
- to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)
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