Japanese verbs · Page 7

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb)

to be shut; to close; to be closed

to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to twinge; to bite (e.g. of the cold); to be irritated (by)

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet

to squat; to crouch

release; liberation; acquittal

meeting up; gathering; assembly

contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession; clinging (e.g. to old customs)

accommodation; taking in; receiving; housing; seating; admission (of patients, students, etc.)

celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; wishing (someone) good luck

departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail

childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; parturition

going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting

departure; leaving; setting off

exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting

participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; taking part (in); competing (in); appearance

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

death by fire

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

to produce; to yield; to cause

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

(religious) faith; belief; creed

advance (to the next round of a competition)

application; request; petition

permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); spread; penetration (e.g. into a market); pervasion

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass; penetration; hacking

invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

bringing; taking; carrying

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

professing oneself to be; calling oneself; describing oneself as

to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to leave; to depart

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

resignation (from a position)

engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

being filled with; being full of; permeation

awarding a prize; giving an award

acceptance

awarding; conferment; granting; presentation

circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)

fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

evaporation

transition; change; progress; development; shift

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to soak up; to absorb