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煽るあおる

to instigate; to stir up; to incite; to agitate

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
上がるあがる

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
上げるあげる

to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
預かるあずかる

to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
集めるあつめる

to gather; to collect; to assemble; to get (things, people, etc.) together

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
甘えるあまえる

to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
余るあまる

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
現れるあらわれる

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out; to embody; to materialize; to materialise

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
荒れるあれる

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea)

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
合わせるあわせる

to join together; to bring together; to unite; to combine; to add up

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
言ういう

to say; to utter; to declare

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
生かすいかす

to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
いじるいじる

to finger; to touch; to play with; to fiddle with; to toy with

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
偽るいつわる

to lie; to pretend; to feign; to falsify

Godan · Group 1 · transitive · intransitive
営むいとなむ

to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
挑むいどむ

to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
入れるいれる

to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
祝ういわう

to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival)

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
浮くうく

to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you); to feel out of place

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
動くうごく

to operate; to run; to go; to work

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
打ち明けるうちあける

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
撃つうつ

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

Godan · Group 1 · transitive

Japanese verb endings change for tense, negation, and politeness. They do not change for “I” or “you”. Each entry includes an explicit verb group, a form table, and a sentence. Sources and selection

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