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吸うすう

to absorb; to soak up

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
進むすすむ

to advance (spatially); to go forward; to move forward

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
勧めるすすめる

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage; to urge

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
滑るすべる

to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
澄むすむ

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
済むすむ

to finish; to end; to be completed; to be resolved

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
棲むすむ

to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
制圧するせいあつする

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy

する · irregular · transitive
急かすせかす

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

Godan · Group 1 · transitive
責めるせめる

to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse

Ichidan · Group 2 · transitive
注ぐそそぐ

to flow into (e.g. of a river); to run into; to drain into

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
それるそれる

to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray; to wander

Ichidan · Group 2 · intransitive
対戦するたいせんする

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle; fight; contest; match

する · irregular · intransitive
たかるたかる

to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive
携わるたずさわる

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

Godan · Group 1 · intransitive

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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