Japanese verbs · Page 3

to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)

to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.)

to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to snake

to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded

to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends; to compensate for

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to go back on; to be unfaithful (to)

to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future)

to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to begin selling; to market

to sell (well)

tedious; boring; being fed up with

permanent residence

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)

to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)

to chase; to run after; to pursue

to expel; to drive out

to age; to grow old

to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.); to become responsible for; to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)

great laughter; burst of laughter

to send back

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to stand (something) up

to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.)

to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady

to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.); to be sorted; to subside (e.g. wind); to calm down; to abate

to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on); to become much obliged (to someone); to become indebted

to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to drop; to go down; to decline; to deteriorate; to abate (of wind)

to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind

to startle; to frighten; to scare

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon

to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)

to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)

to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat)

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over

carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride

flowering; blooming; blossoming; coming into bloom

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

religious conversion

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

opening a new shop

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal

to return (something); to restore; to put back

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

to restrict; to limit; to confine

to hide; to conceal

expansion; extension

to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover

approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage